UK academic sues university after losing role in critical race theory row
Aysha Khanom claims discrimination after Leeds Beckett accused her of using ‘racist language’ in tweets Read more
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Win for Academic Freedom in Nebraska
University of Nebraska system Board of Regents voted down a proposal to ban the "imposition" of critical race theory in the classroom. Read more
Teaching assistant docks point on conservative student’s Black Panther essay: ‘White people cannot experience racism’
A teaching assistant at Virginia Tech University told a student that "White people cannot experience racism" when asked about a grade she got on a paper. Read more
$750 fees, denied access: How colleges are dealing with unvaccinated students
Some without mandates are trying unique tactics. Read more
‘Gag Order’ on Mask and Vax Speech
University of Iowa said professors could only talk to students about face masks and vaccinations in course-related discussions about health. Faculty advocates said no way. Read more
A-level and GCSE results show pandemic has widened inequality
Comprehensives doubled proportion of top A-level grades but in absolute terms they still fell further behind Read more
USA governed by international law? Yale prof explains his proposed constitutional amendment.
'Campus Reform' interviewed a Yale professor who recently advocated for enshrining international law into the Constitution. Read more
Professor specializing in black feminist ‘ghosts’ opposes prison tours because it makes inmates feel ‘embarrassed’
A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth criminology professor who once authored an academic paper on “Black Feminist Hauntology” said she believes students should not be allowed to take field trips to prisons as it might “harm” prisoners. Read more
‘Our House Is on Fire’
Louisiana State University faculty and staff object to returning to a crowded campus and classrooms without a vaccine mandate as the state struggles with COVID. Read more
College textbooks: The final blow of higher education’s affordability crisis
For many college students, paying for tuition is already financially challenging. A survey done by Barnes and Noble College Insights found that 85% of respondents said that paying for higher education for the 2021-2022 school year will be challenging. Read more
