The ‘Computerless’ Computer Lab
After realizing virtually all students bring their own laptops to campus, Wisconsin liberal arts college opened an unorthodox computer lab.
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Iowa universities unite to safeguard immigrant students
A group of 25 University of Iowa student associations recently asked campus President Bruce Harreld to denounce any policies created under a President Donald Trump administration that might be intimidating to minority and international college students.
I Am a Dangerous Professor
Those familiar with George Orwell’s “1984” will recall that “Newspeak was designed not to extend but to diminish the range of thought.”
Junior, community colleges can (sort of) ban guns where there are kids
Junior and community colleges in Texas can ban guns where there are children on campuses, so long as they don't issue a broad firearms prohibition in large areas or for entire programs, according to Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Prepare students ‘to fail’ so they can learn, report suggests
Telling students they will have to fail in order to learn, which will involve academics making “fundamental changes to how they teach”, is one of the key findings of a new report into teaching and learning innovation.
What’s in a Name?
University presidents articulate specific commitments to support undocumented immigrant students, but in many cases eschew the term -- “sanctuary campus” -- preferred by activists.
Student press under pressure
A new report finds that university administrators aim to intimidate and censor content of student news organizations, violating basic principles of press freedom.
Stop investing in arms trade, university pension fund is told
Academics are calling on the UK university sector’s main pension provider to sell its stake in a controversial arms manufacturer that has profited from selling cluster bombs ...
Unified Lyndon, Johnson State colleges renamed Northern Vermont University
Today the VSCS Board of Trustees voted to name the unified Johnson State College and Lyndon State College “Northern Vermont University” with campuses at both Johnson and Lyndon.
Trump tweets about Ohio State University stabbing attack
President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the Ohio State University attack in a tweet early Wednesday morning, claiming that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was “taking credit” for the attack.
