Unions push for ‘New Deal for Higher Education’ with minimal success
A handful of education unions and a liberal think-tank have called on President Joe Biden and Congress to adopt a “New Deal for Higher Education.”
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Ethics and Diversity Course on Hold
Boise State halts a diversity course for 1,300 students midsemester over a rumored video of a student being “humiliated” for being white.
Can the dual-mission college change higher education?
For institutions with a dual mission — that is, colleges or universities that offer a mix of certificate and two-year programs as well as four-year degrees — there is no single category in the Carnegie system that reflects their unique and emerging position.
France launches probe into ‘Islamo-leftist’ social science research ‘imported’ by US
The French education minister has announced an investigation into researchers "looking at everything through the prism of wanting to fracture and divide."
After backlash, Columbia stealthily changes segregated grad ‘ceremonies’ to ‘celebrations’
Citing “misinformation on Twitter,” Columbia University this week defended its announcement that it would be holding six separate graduation ceremonies for students based on characteristics such as race, sexuality, and income level.
Colleges canceled spring break, but students are traveling anyway
At a hotel restaurant overlooking the beach, a group of students from the University of Georgia raised their cocktails to celebrate the start of the weekend.
Big deal for open access
The University of California system secured a landmark open-access deal with publisher Elsevier, it announced yesterday.
Trump-era protections for religious students, groups at public universities under threat
The Secular Student Network is suing to overturn a Trump-era rule protecting religious expression at public colleges and universities.
University’s ‘inclusive language’ guide: Don’t use ‘mother’ or ‘father’
A page dedicated to “inclusive language” at the United Kingdom’s University of Manchester tells students and staff to avoid words like “mother” and “father” because gender “can be fixed or fluid.”
As Students Dispersed, Tutoring Services Adapted
With the pandemic limiting face-to-face interaction, universities turned to new virtual peer tutoring pathways that save money and can offer sessions at any time of day.
