Australian university adopts ‘planetary health’ as raison d’être
Holistic sustainability concept meshes with ‘moral purpose’ of institution in Melbourne’s unfashionable west
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‘Laddish behaviour’ forces university to abolish lectures
Academics report being heckled, undermined and interrupted in book that questions association of loutish conduct exclusively with alcohol and sports teams
GOP-Led Senate Joins House in Rebuking DeVos on Loan Forgiveness
Ten Senate Republicans joined Democrats in backing a resolution opposing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's borrower-defense rule, following a similar measure passed by the House.
Prof wonders if Trump’s handling of coronavirus is ‘Putin’s work’
An American history professor at Boston College suggested that Trump's response to coronavirus is an attempt to purposely harm America's economy.
Some seniors frustrated, disappointed over losing final semester at college to coronavirus: ‘I hate this!’
Students also voice understanding over measures taken to stymie outbreak, but criticize distance learning as less effective
House kills higher education budget after citing BSU diversity letter
Legislators killed the higher education budget on the House floor Monday morning, offering a sharp rebuke to Idaho’s college and university system and casting doubt on the Legislature’s ability to adjourn the 2020 session next week.
Time to re-examine the Humboldtian model, says Schmidt
Funding designed around a ‘false premise’ that every university is research-intensive, says Nobel laureate
Another professor caught shilling for China
Yet another American professor has been caught lying to his home university about his work for Chinese research institutions.
Prisons, sports, clothing stores examples of ‘straight and cis privilege,’ says college display
Sports, clothing stores — even prisons — that divide people by sex and gender are examples of “straight and cis privilege,” according to a large-scale display recently presented at Guilford College.
In Defense of the ‘Impostor’ Learning Community
An unhappy reader says a recent column cast aspersions on cash-starved colleges trying to do the right thing. Plus: We seek your advice on how we should cover teaching and learning during corona frenzy.
