HK teachers tour Chinese mainland
A hundred new teachers from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region embarked on a study tour to the Chinese mainland on Tuesday — the first such tour. Read more
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Harvard to rename school after top Republican donor following $300m gift
Harvard University will rename its graduate school of arts and sciences after the billionaire hedge fund executive and Republican mega-donor Kenneth Griffin, the institution announced on Tuesday, after a new $300m contribution brought Griffin’s total support of his alma mater to more than half a billion dollars. Read more
Harvard’s new anti-bullying, discrimination policy will ‘discipline’ offenders, expand administration
Harvard University finalized its first university-wide “anti-bullying” and “non-discrimination” policies, setting in motion a personnel expansion and raising free speech concerns. Read more
West Virginia’s universities, colleges preparing for campus carry law
West Virginia’s institutions of higher education largely opposed campus carry. Campus leaders at big and small schools said they’ll need that much time to prepare. Read more
Big Changes Loom at Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University may eliminate 82 jobs to fill a $5 million budget hole. Those cuts are part of an ambitious plan to fix SOU’s finances and attract new revenue streams. Read more
Missouri House Republicans vote to defund public libraries
Republicans in the Missouri State House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to strip all public libraries of their funding a week after lawmakers debated the budget proposal that Governor Mike Parson submitted to the legislature. Read more
Psych prof revises lecture after categorizing conservatives as ‘guilty, anxious, and unable to handle stress’
A Wake Forest University psychology professor updated her language about conservatives after calling them 'guilty, anxious, and unable to handle stress well as children' during a fall 2022 lecture. Read more
Student faces deportation from UK after arriving early for course at university’s request
An international student who travelled to the UK two months early after being given the wrong enrolment date by his university is facing deportation after it reported him to the Home Office. Read more
U. Florida K-12 teaching course emphasizes ‘oppression, power, and privilege’
A University of Florida course trains future K-12 teachers to consider “oppression, power, and privilege” in their profession and create “inclusive” classrooms for LGBT students with material from leftist authors and activists. Read more
Adult Learners Driving New Degree Programs at Athens State
A push to serve adult learners has fueled an ambitious effort to add eight degree programs at Athens State University. Read more
