A New Push to Create a 3-Year Degree Option
Higher education thought leaders and colleges are working together to create a three-year bachelor’s degree program that will offer all the value of a four-year degree—for less cost. Read more
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To combat racism, professor urges peers to embrace labor-based grading
A professor recently urged his peers to reject what he calls “white language supremacy,” which includes employing traditional grading methods on writing assignments, and instead to use labor-based grading methods. Read more
3 Ivy League universities issue temporary evacuations after receiving bomb threats
Three Ivy League school campuses issued temporary evacuations Sunday afternoon after receiving bomb threats. Read more
The big idea: Should we leave the classroom behind?
The pandemic has driven a great leap forward in digital learning. Is there any point in looking back? Read more
New Hong Kong university classes set out dangers of breaking security law
Last month, several thousand Hong Kong university students, some of them under the watch of a CCTV camera, were the first to take compulsory courses on the territory’s national security law. Read more
U of North Dakota proposes sweeping ‘gender inclusion’ policy that would house students according to gender ‘identity’
The University of North Dakota is considering a policy change that would inflict 'gender inclusion' mandates upon nearly every aspect of university life. Read more
South Dakota universities may swap diversity offices for ‘opportunity centers’ amid CRT crackdown
Public universities across South Dakota are working to implement a new action plan put forth by the Board of Regents that seeks to broaden campuses’ objectives so that they are not solely focused on racial and diversity issues. Read more
At MIT, arts, humanities and STEM fields forge an essential partnership
Humanistic fields are vital to solving the world’s most urgent problems; they also help students shape successful careers and meaningful lives Read more
Law prof says he was forced to undergo lengthy mental examination & drug test after exam question caused students ‘distress’Law prof says he was forced to undergo lengthy mental examination & drug test after exam question caused students ‘distress’
A University of Illinois-Chicago professor included a redacted reference to a racial slur on an exam about employment discrimination. Read more
Cornell students demand cancelation of former 19th century college president
The Cornell University Student Assembly recently passed a resolution condemning former university President Jacob Gould Schurman and demanding his name be removed from a campus building. Read more
