Albion College makes Kendi’s ‘How to Be an Antiracist’ required reading for first-year students
Ibram X. Kendi will be visiting the college on September 20 after incoming students have read his book over the summer.
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Be there or be square: the strange art of lecturing
A PowerPoint marathon or a ‘captured’ lecture will always be a pale imitation of a live experience, in which an expert practitioner taps into ‘the dangerous energy of all those watching eyes’
Native American tribes quarrel with colleges over land, free tuition
Campus conversations regarding reparations for African Americans in the U.S. have made headlines. Much less in the limelight are discussions about compensation for Native Americans for perceived stolen land.
Graduates face highest unemployment rate since austerity era – report
Unemployment among recent graduates has risen to levels last seen during the austerity era, with young people worst affected by job shortages due to the pandemic, according to official data.
MIT still No. 1, but U.S. universities fall in world rankings
Harvard, Caltech, Cornell and Duke all experience significant drops while internationals move up
Spring Enrollment Takes a Plunge
Community colleges continued to see the largest enrollment declines this fall, with 9.5 percent fewer students enrolled. Experts say two-year colleges have focused on retaining existing students this year.
Contracts reveal US universities ‘must’ accept CCP’s ‘assessment’ on ‘teaching quality’ at Confucius Institutes
Through public records requests, Campus Reform obtained thirty-two universities’ agreements with the Confucius Institute Headquarters in China.
Chemistry, biology textbooks overrepresent male scientists, educators say
Several science educators are calling for increased gender diversity representations in widely used science textbooks after they reviewed chemistry and biology textbooks and determined the books mostly cite male scientists.
Pennsylvanians criticize plans to merge California, Clarion and Edinboro universities
Members of the public have their chance to weigh in on plans to consolidate six of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities this week.
Undemocratic Civics at Purdue?
Some professors say the university is pursuing a civics literacy requirement against the will of the faculty and in so doing giving students the wrong message.
