Credit transfer key to Trump drive to help for-profit colleges
US administration portrays campaign as matter of fairness and equity
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Japanese magazine apologises over university ‘sex listing’
A Japanese men's magazine has had to issue an apology after publishing a list ranking universities on how easy it is to convince female students to have sex at drinking parties.
USOC fires official over his silence in Larry Nassar case
The U.S. Olympic Committee fired its chief of sport performance Monday, immediately after publishing an investigation that found major issues with how the organization responded to specific sexual assault allegations made against disgraced doctor Larry Nassar and the environment that its governance structure created for reporting sexual abuse in general.
Challenges for Small Literary Journals
Editors consider how small publications can find support and reach audiences.
Ministry to include disaster mitigation lessons in school curriculum
The Education and Culture ministry plans to include lessons on basic life skills, such as disaster mitigation and countering radicalism, in a new curriculum.
Democrats unsure how far they can push higher education reform
With a renewed share of power, US Democrats promising help for universities and students confront Republicans and themselves
Colorado State pays ‘eco leaders’ to create ‘social justice’ project
Colorado State University pays "eco leaders" $2,000 annually to perform environmental and social justice advocacy on campus.
Too few black men are earning college degrees. Can Texas turn that around?
The numbers are staggeringly low: Only one college in Texas graduated more than 100 African-American men in 2016.
Berkeley researchers offer social media platforms easier way to censor
Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley are developing a tool that would utilize artificial intelligence to police online "hate speech."
Rutgers students earn credit for learning ‘resistance’
Rutgers University offers a course, titled “Practicing Social Justice," which teaches “nonviolent confrontational organizing” and “resistance strategies.”
