Staff surprised by the unfamiliar pronouns approved for campus use
Western Carolina University has added 12 different pronoun combinations to the student learning management system portal, Canvas. Read more
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Hilbert College’s Big Bet on Online Education
The college built an online program with grand ambitions and 11 degree offerings without relying on an online program manager. Read more
Colleges offer ‘social justice’ math classes for students, future teachers
Central Washington University, Bates College, and Swarthmore will each offer a math course this school year that draws from "social justice" ideology. Read more
Students, faculty demand Sewanee revoke evangelical Eric Metaxas’ honorary degree
Hundreds of Sewanee faculty, students and alumni have signed on to a letter calling on campus leaders to revoke the honorary degree they gave to popular evangelical author and radio host Eric Metaxas in 2015. Read more
4-Year Degrees for California’s 2-Year Colleges
Community college leaders celebrated new legislation allowing their institutions to offer more four-year degrees. The measure is also a win for the national community college baccalaureate movement. read more
ICO to step in after schools use facial recognition to speed up lunch queue
The Information Commissioner’s Office is to intervene over concerns about the use of facial recognition technology on pupils queueing for lunch in school canteens in the UK. Read more
Held for Ransom: Why colleges must be proactive to prevent cyberattacks
Institutions are huge targets for hackers because of their openness and because of what they possess. Read more
Statue removal ‘last straw’ for some Hong Kong academics
Researchers face prospect that they might not find more work in academia if they leave city Read more
College works to fire tenured professor fighting to maintain rigorous math standards
A Nevada community college is taking steps to remove a tenured math professor after he objected to the softening of math standards at the school. Read more
How elementary schools keep men from going to college
More and more women are on college campuses, with devastating implications for the life chances of American men. Perhaps the root of the problem lies in our flawed approach to teaching reading early. Read more
