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Extra study time in lockdown ‘may have driven rise in firsts’
Universities UK and GuildHE say ‘unintended consequence’ of pandemic was less time for socialising, more time for studying
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Jesuits wants to raise $1 billion for reparations program because Georgetown sold slaves in 1838
A Catholic religious order that has a history of owning slaves has announced a $1 billion fundraising drive to atone for its past participation in slavery.
University of Arkansas spends over $40k teaching offended students to say ‘Ouch!’
The University of Arkansas paid over $40,000 for a diversity training that teaches students how to say "Ouch!" when they hear stereotypes.
Mainstream Stanford student journalists apologize for using racist imagery in tweet
The mainstream campus newspaper at Stanford University that has refused to run an op-ed critical of Black Lives Matter in the past is now apologizing for a tweet it posted that used racist imagery.
5 ways to help students overcome financial aid barriers
Students who most need financial aid are the least likely to have sufficient support, survey says
London universities attack ‘levelling down’ plans to cut funding
Universities in capital say proposals could create more inequalities than it addresses
Advances in deaf education
Colleges and individuals are endeavoring to make education for deaf people more inclusive and accessible by developing technical vocabulary, training interpreters of color and ensuring greater access.
Bullying up: academic ‘incivility’ exerts heavy toll on deans
Senior scholars increasingly victims of gossip, muttering and insubordination, researchers say
Weeks before Project Veritas report that CNN department director admits site is ‘propaganda,’ this prof called it a ‘reliable’ source
Weeks before CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester said that the network creates “propaganda,” a University of Georgia ecology professor recommended it as a reliable source.
Rejecting Remote Proctoring
University of Michigan Dearborn made a universitywide decision to reject remote proctoring and invest in faculty development instead.
