Professor suspended for telling students he avoided a drag bar once, lawyer says
Pacific University is investigating an education professor for violating Title IX by teaching cognitive science with an anecdote about female impersonators.
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Students disengage from controversy
Many students were hesitant to discuss controversial topics in the classroom and felt their campuses' climate did not allow for open discourse during the fall 2020 semester, according to a new report.
Staff helps shy students find aid, self-confidence
Before Sun Anlong graduated from university in 2015, Shi Jie handed him a new suit and wished him a bright future.
Penn requires all sophomores to shell out for expensive dining plan – whether they need it or not
The University of Pennsylvania is forcing all rising sophomores to purchase $4,000 dining plans beginning in the fall of 2021.
UT-Austin donors threaten to withhold funds if school ditches historic fight song
A number of wealthy alumni are threatening to withhold future donations unless the school more actively promotes “The Eyes of Texas” as its fight song, according to a recently released trove of emails sent to University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell.
RPI researchers reveal new method to reduce cheating
A testing strategy that is cost-effective and less time-consuming may work in combating collusion.
E-Job Hunting Met With Ambivalence
College students appreciate flexibility from online job interviews but worry they would connect better with potential employers in person.
Utah lawmakers seek to close remaining Confucius Institutes
Utah House Joint Resolution 8 would close the last remaining Confucius Institutes in the state, at the University of Utah and Southern Utah University.
Writing professors push for ‘labor-based grading’ and de-emphasis on writing errors
Two writing professors at St. Olaf College are calling on their faculty peers and campus writing tutors to prioritize what they call “labor-based grading,” which puts a de-emphasis on calling out and correcting traditional writing errors.
Measures proposed to handle student sleep shortfall
Lack of sleep among children and teenagers in China has worsened in the past decade, with more than 80 percent getting insufficient sleep on school days, a new report has found.
