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HBCUs are getting high student compliance with social distancing and mask wearing and are reporting lower coronavirus infection rates.
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Foreign academics create ‘girlfriend’s guide’ to Japanese academia
In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias
Here is the op-ed by a conservative student that the Badger Herald refused to publish
A student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-Madison refused to run this conservative student’s op-ed.
Prof compares Black Americans supporting Trump to Jews supporting Hitler
A Northwestern University journalism professor called Black supporters of Donald Trump a “grand display of buffoonery."
Oxford Experiments With Affirmative Action in Ph.D. Admissions
University will examine socioeconomic background of applicants -- and won't see names and genders.
4 climate action and social equity priorities for the COVID-19 recovery
The COVID-19 crisis has shown how deep inequalities make society as a whole more vulnerable — providing important lessons for building resilience in an era of climate change.
Foreign firewalls present challenge to global online learning
Institutions and teachers find workarounds to reach students enrolled in Western courses, but domestic internet rules still constrain efforts
Mandatory class at Idaho college tells students to list examples of white and male privilege
A required course at an Idaho community college instructs students to identify privileges specific to men, whites and members of the “majority religion” in the region, according to a “privileges activity”
Notre Dame launches ‘Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary’ course
The University of Notre Dame is offering a course on “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary."
British universities recruit record numbers of international students
UK universities are on course to recruit record numbers of international students during the global pandemic, defying predictions of financial disaster, the latest admissions figures reveal.
