US campus reopening plans ‘tied to politics, not public health’
In-person instruction during Covid linked to Republican states and whiter student bodies
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Most colleges, universities make SAT and ACT tests ‘optional’
The SAT and ACT tests will be optional for students planning to go to college in 2021. In fact, most colleges are not requiring students to take the exams to be considered for admission.
How one university engaged its alumni during a virtual Centennial celebration
The Centennial Ball planning team at University of New Haven took key components from traditional in-person galas and found ways to make them work virtually—while attracting more than double the attendees and raising $150,000 for student scholarships.
Swapping Fall Break With ‘Surprise Break’
Research shows that student travel spreads COVID-19. Davidson College hopes a last-second break last week gave students a rest without spreading the virus.
Call to protect academic freedom in overseas partnerships
New code of conduct says universities should adopt procedures for confidential reporting of threats to freedom and safety as a result of international collaboration
Students say successful women should be celebrated…except when it comes to Amy Coney Barrett
Campus Reform recently asked students if women should be celebrated by feminists for reaching the top of male-dominated fields.
Department of Ed threatens Pitt’s funding for demoting professor who said affirmative action harms students
The University of Pittsburgh is under federal investigation for allegedly retaliating against a professor for his views and practicing “overtly race-based admission and hiring.”
State-owned Pennsylvania universities could see 350 faculty cuts
Approximately 350 state university professors — most on four Western Pennsylvania campuses — face layoffs after the spring semester’s end, as expedited State System of Higher Education plans to square revenues with costs take shape.
#Manterrupting
Female academics saw their own experiences in the vice presidential debate's gendered and racialized dynamics.
Pressure to publish forces Chinese to rethink childbearing
Women on fixed-term contracts twice as likely to have moved forward or delayed plans to start a family compared with permanently employed
