Disappearing language offerings
Study documents decline in languages offered for instruction at American colleges over three-year period
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Prof goes after Covington kid and ‘smiling face of Whiteness’
A UPenn professor sounded off on Twitter about the recent Covington controversy.
At a top Chinese university, activist ‘confessions’ strike fear into students
In late December, on the leafy streets of China’s prestigious Peking University, a handful of students held up banners to protest against a takeover of the campus Marxist society by the Chinese Communist Party-affiliated Student Association.
Singapore legal challenge ‘will chill academic freedom’
Academics issue warning after news story including critical comments about country’s top universities is removed
Feminist seminar: ‘Please refrain’ from wearing fragrances…including DEODORANT!
A feminist seminar tells attendees to "refrain" from wearing fragrances.
One in five London universities fails to break even
Falling student enrolments and restructuring costs blamed for operating deficits at many universities in the UK capital
Lots of updates on Bennett College
Lots of updates on Bennett College
Somerville College Deems Serving Octopus Is Not Inclusive
Somerville College’s Principal, Baroness Janet Royall, has asked catering staff to stop serving octopus at formal dinners in response to a complaint from an undergraduate.
Student-centered learning and student buy-in
Study finds that student resistance to curriculum innovation decreases over time as it becomes the institutional norm, and that students increasingly link active learning to their learning gains over time.
‘Deeply Troubling’ Allegations
Court filing's allegations prompt an evaluation at Tufts as calls mount for prestigious universities, including Harvard, to reconsider bearing the name of the Sackler family.
