AI gains foothold in the college admissions process
Using AI in sorting admissions is an idea whose time has almost come, though few schools want to go first.
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England’s first Black Studies professor accuses his university of being racist
The first Black Studies professor in the history of the United Kingdom has claimed his school is systematically racist, despite hiring him to the history-making position just three years ago.
Some college students balk at COVID vaccine requirement
A recent survey of 2,000 college students found that 69 percent support requiring COVID vaccines for a return to campus this fall — but that still leaves a significant portion of students who are against the mandate, now required at more than 500 colleges nationwide.
University of Oregon can discipline students for off-campus offenses under new policy
The University of Oregon Board of Trustees has approved a resolution that increases the school’s disciplinary jurisdiction, allowing administrators to now punish students for their off-campus behavior.
Career readiness training is the key to outcompeting China’s economy, education executive says
The president of a national career readiness company said that preparing students early, before high school, is a key part of combating China in an economic war.
For this STEM scholarship, middle-income white males ineligible to apply, all others welcome
On the shore of Lake Michigan in bucolic southeastern Wisconsin, Gateway Technical College recently announced an attractive scholarship opportunity for its STEM students.
Six states have banned critical race theory, with more to come
State and federal lawmakers are taking aim at critical race theory in K-12 classrooms, the military, and higher education. The push against it in the states has gotten the most traction.
University to teach how to address social justice using math modeling
Kettering University announced a new “Math for Social Justice” elective will address climate change, human trafficking, elections and racial justice causes through math modeling.
Structural racism controversy forces resignations of two white professors from top medical journal
June 30 will mark the final day for Dr. Howard Bauchner as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association, as the professor of pediatrics and community health sciences at Boston University was forced to resign due to a controversy over structural racism.
Professors no longer want to talk about their claims that legally armed students pose a danger
Kansas Democratic Governor Laura Kelly recently vetoed legislation that would allow 18-year-olds to conceal carry guns and said “more guns on campus is neither safe nor effective.”
