Foreign firewalls present challenge to global online learning
Institutions and teachers find workarounds to reach students enrolled in Western courses, but domestic internet rules still constrain efforts
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Oxford Experiments With Affirmative Action in Ph.D. Admissions
University will examine socioeconomic background of applicants -- and won't see names and genders.
Prof compares Black Americans supporting Trump to Jews supporting Hitler
A Northwestern University journalism professor called Black supporters of Donald Trump a “grand display of buffoonery."
Here is the op-ed by a conservative student that the Badger Herald refused to publish
A student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-Madison refused to run this conservative student’s op-ed.
Foreign academics create ‘girlfriend’s guide’ to Japanese academia
In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias
Hitting close to home
HBCUs are getting high student compliance with social distancing and mask wearing and are reporting lower coronavirus infection rates.
Why we can’t ignore college-based senior cohousing
Senior cohousing on campuses allows alumni to have a lifelong exchange with their alma maters and enhances the quality of life for the alumni as well as for students, families, friends and the institution itself—even during a pandemic.
Fighting Covid, US academics step past muddled bureaucrats
University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies
University of Oregon launches ‘black studies’ minor to fight racism
The University of Oregon recently launched a minor in Black Studies. It comes after a fight from activists and accusations of “anti-blackness” at the institution.
James Madison University will restart in-person classes
James Madison University will resume in-person classes in October, officials said.
