Tackling racism in textbook publishing
New guidelines from textbook publisher Pearson aim to dismantle systemic racism in higher ed. Do they go far enough?
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Have COVID’s pricing and learning disruptions opened a Pandora’s box?
College students want the gap between cost and value closed
Third of academics ‘want live lectures to stay online’ post-Covid
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Professor punished by kangaroo court asks Supreme Court to let him punish university officials
Can a professor hold university officials personally accountable for violating his constitutional rights when they deliberated with lawyers before doing it?
Liberal arts meets Women’s leadership in health
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University suspends professor for tweets criticizing slavery reparations, racial bias training
Gregory Manco, a math professor at St. Joseph’s University, has been suspended by administrators for tweets in which he argued against slavery reparations and racial bias training.
2+2=5? Bill Gates funnels $1 MILLION to push ‘math is racist’ narrative
With $1 million of support from the Gates Foundation, universities and local governments are bringing “anti-racism” to mathematics.
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A new report shows they are pleased with the care and efforts being made by instructors
More Professors ditch print
A majority of faculty members say the pandemic affected their course structures last year. Only 15 percent thought changes were for the better.
Would Canceling Student Debt Promote Racial Equity?
Many people view canceling student debt as a racial justice issue that would help many Black people struggling to repay their loans -- but most of the people who'd be helped are white and those with high incomes.
