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.
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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.
Lawmakers propose tapping academics for $94 million ‘environmental justice committee’
Three members of Congress proposed a federal committee that would cooperate with academia in studying environmental justice
University of Minnesota librarians release guide to conducting anti-racist research
Librarians at the University of Minnesota have released a guide on how to research topics “through an anti-racism lens.”
COVID Conduct
The dismissal of a graduate student for noncompliance with COVID testing policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign prompted an outcry among fellow students and raised questions about how far institutions should go to enforce rules and punish violators.
Digital fashion designers sought for UK’s first degree in virtual couture
The seemingly sci-fi world of digital couture – in which social media users can buy virtual clothing to be worn online, while gamers can dress avatars in flamboyant “skins” – is increasingly being hailed as the next big thing in the industry.
Early career researchers doubt fairness of promotion processes
Major UK survey finds established staff much more likely to have confidence in university over progression issues
Gen Z leery of 4-year degree paths, surveys show
What colleges and universities can do to reach a generation of students affected by the pandemic and the myriad options they have in furthering their education.
Amazon sells books by Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, & Karl Marx…but not this conservative academic
Amazon has stopped selling a book by conservative academic Ryan T. Anderson.
Boston University law school creates first critical race theory professorship in the country
Boston University’s law school recently announced its inaugural appointment for a professorship focused on critical race theory and antiracism, the first of its kind in the country.
