New journal to publish ‘negative’ results and reproducibility disputes
Open access journal will publish results from studies sometimes dismissed as ‘failures’ as well as replication attempts
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Students ‘afraid’ to use university mental health services
Nearly one in five first-year UK undergraduates tell Unite Students survey that they have a mental health condition
Student says professor nearly flunked her after she made pro-life brochure for pregnant men
In 2017, a Fresno State University professor told his class to erase pro-life chalking that was expressly permitted by the public university.
Arizona State Moves On From Global Freshman Academy
ASU's for-credit MOOC experiment with edX didn’t meet expectations for completion or certification. The university has quietly moved in a new direction.
Boise State rewards students for ‘unpacking white identity,’ ‘recognizing their privilege’
A book circle at Boise State University asks, "what does it mean to be white?"
UK universities stockpiling in case of no-deal Brexit
UUK survey of institutions suggest most feel prepared but student recruitment and staff retention already being hit
How much money does a (Chinese) student need per month?
Even for a college student studying in a first-tier city in China, 2,000 yuan is enough to cover all his or her monthly expenses.
Whites need not apply: Campus sci-tech symposium to only feature scholars of color
An upcoming science and technology symposium slated to take place at Williams College promises a unique feature: it will showcase “new” voices in the field, and those voices will only come from scholars of color.
Contending with college cheaters
How higher ed institutions are addressing plagiarism and other academic offenses
Free Speech Laws Mushroom in Wake of Campus Protests
After a rash of student protests against controversial and conservative speakers on college campuses, state lawmakers around the country are passing legislation they say protect everyone’s free speech rights. Not everyone agrees.
