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Restarting study abroad

Colleges grapple with resuming study abroad -- and with how to incorporate new State Department travel warnings about COVID-19-related risks into their planning.

‘A Blatant Intrusion’

UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees sidelines tenure vote for Nikole Hannah-Jones, “1619 Project” journalist, despite enthusiastic tenure recommendation from faculty and administrators. Professors cry foul.

Oxford won’t remove Rhodes statue

The University of Oxford’s Oriel College said Thursday it would not remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes, Oxford benefactor and 19th-century imperialist, even though the majority of members of an independent commission “backed the College’s original wish … to remove the statue.”

Your Crypto made this possible

Gifting cryptocurrency to a college or university allows donors to avoid paying capital gains tax on earnings. Many institutions are more than happy to jump through hoops to make it happen.

A ‘Hostile Takeover’?

A conflict over the extent of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s control over Southwest Baptist University leads to disputes over changes to governance documents, tenure denials and more.

Time to rethink AI proctoring?

Proctoring companies that use artificial intelligence to monitor students’ behavior during online exams typically require university instructors to review footage of unusual activity. But is that human oversight actually happening?