NJ student faces potential punishment after using…Trump background on Zoom?
A New Jersey college student reportedly faces punishment after he used a photo of President Donald Trump as his Zoom background.
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Some critical theory scholars argue 2+2 can sometimes equal 5
Some professors and activists argue 2+2 can sometimes equal 5, a controversial claim recently brought to light in a series of tweets that has sparked a robust debate among education watchdogs and others.
Trump Signals Aid for Student Loan Borrowers
In a tweet, the president said he might use his executive powers to provide relief.
How about using a digital avatar on a virtual campus?
If video chats have gotten you through COVID and online learning so far, you might consider creating a digital avatar to meet virtually with colleagues or teach remote classes.
Provost reprimanded for using word ‘mantra,’ cited as biased against Buddhists
In November of last year, University of Washington Provost Mark Richards sent a campuswide email to rally students and faculty to support his mission.
Yale enrollment down 20 percent after moving online
One-fifth of Yale students will not enroll for the fall semester.
Students suspended after sharing photos of packed hallways at Georgia high school
According to BuzzFeed News, two students at a Georgia high school say they were suspended after they posted photos and videos of crowded hallways at their school to social media.
Student compliance with social distancing: Ways to encourage and enforce
An EAB survey reveals university leaders are concerned students will not social distance.
Research relevant to China ‘cast aside in race for citations’
Social scientists should be judged on their impact, while journals should make room for under-represented voices, say academics
Economics professor barred from teaching class critical of Marxism to student body
‘If faculty want to preach that Marxism is a triumph of human thought, so be it. If other faculty want to argue that actually it was a disaster, and a crime against humanity, this view should no longer be fanatically censored’
