Penn Native American literature course will explore capitalism’s role in climate change
The University of Pennsylvania will offer a course in the spring semester that combines a study of literature, Native American history and climate change
The world.edu network focuses on education, science, innovation and the environment.
Here you can submit and vote on the best content from the world’s leading organisations and websites.
Asian-American activists expect Supreme Court to counter Biden on college race preferences
Asian-American activists who oppose affirmative action are planning their next steps after a victory and setback on opposite sides of the country.
Education scholars criticize College Board for revising history
“Publishers write their history textbooks so they will be adopted by AP history classes,” David Randall of the National Association of Scholars said at the beginning of a discussion on the College Board’s effect on history education.
Stanford likely helped develop facial recognition tech now used against ethnic minorities in China
American universities partnering with Chinese technology companies to develop facial recognition and crowd behavior software threatens both U.S. national security and the safety of ethnic minorities within China, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education.
Connecticut now requires high schools to offer black, Latino history courses
The state of Connecticut will now require its public high schools to offer courses in black and Latino history, at the latest by the beginning of the 2022 school year.
Stanford refuses activists’ demand to sever ties with local police
Stanford University recently rejected calls to sever ties with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department and instead extended its agreement with the law enforcement agency.
Petition demands Georgetown develop ‘accountability criteria’ before letting Trump officials on campus
A petition at Georgetown University signed by hundreds of students and faculty demands that administrators establish “a set of transparent accountability criteria” before letting former Trump administration officials become guest professors or give speeches on campus in 2021.
Lawsuit challenges university’s authority to track students through data collection
An important lawsuit is unfolding that has the potential to affect the Constitutional rights of college students across the United States.
Threats to campus free speech multiply ‘as Zoom classes replace the quad’: report
While college speech codes are getting less restrictive overall, changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are endangering online speech like never before, according to a civil liberties group.
Ohio State employs more than 100 diversity workers, costing $10 million-plus per year
Ohio State University currently employs more than 100 workers whose jobs are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, according to information recently compiled using the most recent salary reports for the public university.
