Why critics of angry woke college kids are missing the point
Wendy Brown says 'academic freedom needs to be appreciated as a collective right of the faculty to be free of interference in determining what we research and teach.' Read more
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A Clearer Path Back to College May Yield More Degrees
Too many obstacles block students who left college from returning to get degrees they were close to earning, according to a new report on an initiative to get those students over the finish line. Read more
UCF student reported to administration for calling old people ‘boomers’
A student at the University of Central Florida was reported in September 2019 to the school’s bias response team for referring to older people as “boomers” on Facebook, which the complainant considered an “ageist slur.” Read more
‘Latine’ is the new ‘gender-neutral’ term out to replace ‘Latinx’
In response to complaints that 'Latinx' is culturally insensitive, 'gender non-binary and feminist' activists have proposed 'Latine' as an alternative. Read more
Student loan changes in England ‘could imperil supply of teachers and nurses’Student loan changes in England ‘could imperil supply of teachers and nurses’
More than two months after they were unveiled, the government’s student loan changes have now been reviewed and analysed in detail, with experts concluding they will be a gamechanger for higher education in England – but not in the way ministers hope. Read more
The Name Game
Some community colleges have dropped the word “community” from their names as institutions re-envision their academic offerings and try to avoid negative stereotypes. Read more
Are you preparing students with the critical thinking skills essential for success?
In analyzing 80 million job postings, a labor market analytics firm found employers seek skills such as critical thinking four times more frequently than the top-five technical skills. Read more
College hosts ‘Why Ban Books’ event amid national debate over book banning
From attempts to cancel conservative Matt Walsh’s “Johnny the Walrus” anti-trans children’s book to parents calling for pulling sexually explicit novels and comics from school libraries, the topic of banning books is a large part of today’s national discourse. Read more
Here are even more colleges inviting liberal commencement speakers
This spring, graduating college students across the country will hear commencement speeches from liberal politicians, woke CEOs, and social justice activists. Read more
Humanities Graduate Education Is Shrinking
A new report from the Humanities Indicators Project finds that master’s degrees in humanities fields peaked in 2012 and Ph.D.s three years later. There are no signs of a bounce back. Read more
