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Berkeley hosts ‘The Right to Be Lazy: Shifts in Marxist Thought’ class for credit
The University of California, Berkeley is hosting a Marxist-themed course.
Free Textbooks, but Not for All Students
The University of the Cumberlands will begin a free textbook loan program next year for on-campus students only.
University libraries hosting ‘Drag Queen Story Hours’
Two public universities in Florida are hosting “Drag Queen Story Hours” as part of their initiative to promote gender inclusion.
Universities offering more classes in ‘big data’
The term “big data” has permeated society without much clarity for many about what it means.
Speaking Out Against Student Evals
Sociologists and more than a dozen other professional groups take a stand against using student evaluations of teaching as a primary measure of teaching effectiveness.
Hugh Jackman film parallels current US education scandals
Hugh Jackman's embezzlement drama Bad Education has debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival with apt timing, as the sharply executed film offers parallels to scandals currently playing out in American colleges.
Purdue University welcomes delivery robots
Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus is now sharing its sidewalks with a fleet of robots that can deliver meals at the push of a button
New Zealand’s vice-chancellors are also walking a tightrope over China
Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities’ diplomatic sinews
Notre Dame’s controversial Columbus murals still stand, uncensored
In January, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins announced that murals on campus depicting Christopher Columbus’ journey and arrival to the Americas in 1492 would be covered up, calling the explorer’s arrival “nothing short of a catastrophe” for natives.
