Diversity Is Up in Humanities at 2-Year Colleges
An increasing number of minority students are pursuing associate degrees in humanities and liberal arts at community colleges.
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Stress Worldwide
New study from Sodexo tries to illuminate the top worries for college students in different countries. In the United States, that’s money.
The Accreditation Race
Arkansas’s new public online university chooses national accreditor over its regional agency, raising questions about pace, prestige and the state of quality assurance.
Occupation of Hum 110
Lectures for one of Reed College’s signature learning experiences, a humanities course centered on the ancient Mediterranean, were canceled after protesters attempted to interrupt the class to protest what they see as Eurocentrism.
‘Robot-proof’
Northeastern president discusses his new book on how higher education can train students for careers where technology cannot make them redundant.
A Total Prohibition
Ohio University rushed through a policy that bans all indoor protests, but vehement campus criticism may lead to changes.
The Bermuda Triangle of Credit Transfer
Three reports highlight different ways that changing colleges is difficult. Bottom line (in one expert’s words): transferring students are “abused.”
Harvard Rescinds Chelsea Manning’s Fellowship
University acts amid uproar over her selection.
Who Is Blocking Campus Speakers Now?
Incidents at Harvard and Catholic Universities challenge idea that liberals are the only ones preventing ideas from being voiced on campuses.
A Schism in Medieval Studies, for All to See
Medieval studies professors’ arguments on white supremacy lead to accusations of doxxing, racial insensitivity, as well as the use of expletives -- all on public forums, with concerns that one side has more power than the other.
