‘Our House Is on Fire’
Louisiana State University faculty and staff object to returning to a crowded campus and classrooms without a vaccine mandate as the state struggles with COVID. Read more
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‘Gag Order’ on Mask and Vax Speech
University of Iowa said professors could only talk to students about face masks and vaccinations in course-related discussions about health. Faculty advocates said no way. Read more
Win for Academic Freedom in Nebraska
University of Nebraska system Board of Regents voted down a proposal to ban the "imposition" of critical race theory in the classroom. Read more
Growing Like a Weed
Higher ed institutions are increasingly launching courses and programs to train students for the cannabis industry and to demystify the science around the drug as more states legalize marijuana. Read more
Making the Tough Call
How rising COVID-19 cases convinced the Stanislaus State president to shift classes online just a week before the start of the semester. Read more
Earning a living and College credit at the same time
IBM software engineering apprentices can now translate their training into three semesters of college credit at participating institutions. Read more
The ‘Human Cost’ of Stranded Credits
A new report explores the lived experiences of students sidelined by college credits withheld because of unpaid debts owed to the institutions they attend. Read more
Intent to Hire
Ohio State University’s education program is taking a “grow-your-own” approach to faculty diversity, training postdocs to become tenure-track professors -- in the college. Read more
Seeing themselves out
More professors quit over face-to-face teaching mandates. Read more
First-Year Students Struggled With Online Learning Last Year
New report finds most first-year students struggled to learn when the pandemic moved classes online -- in part because of limited access to technology and resources. Read more
