Retired prof says she was doxed, threatened for opposing cancel culture
After a UGA alumna expressed disdain over renaming campus buildings, she said her personal information was shared on social media.
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Nursing dean fired after telling students ‘everyone’s life matters’
Dr. Leslie Neal-Boylan, dean of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s Solomont School of Nursing, was fired in mid-June after writing “everyone’s life matters” in an email to students.
Can women break through Asian universities’ ‘net ceiling’?
Female representation in Asian academia’s senior ranks is low by international standards.
The online tools urban changemakers really need to accelerate circularity in cities
When you put the words "circular economy," "city" and "digital tool" together, the first thing that often springs to mind is a "dashboard."
Ivy League Postpones Athletics Until 2021
Conference is first Division I league to postpone its fall football season, which some believe could influence other institutions' plans.
An Ivy league school moves to a three-term academic calendar
Barring a major resurgence of coronavirus in the coming weeks, Brown University will follow a three-term academic calendar (fall, spring and summer) in which undergraduate students are on campus for two of the three terms.
University barred from appealing ‘publish or perish’ ruling
Australian decision a reminder that universities cannot impose unrealistic research requirements, academic union says
Call for Greater Scrutiny of Online Ed
As many colleges prepare to continue teaching at least partially online this fall, student advocacy groups such as the Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) are ramping up calls for greater scrutiny of the modality.
Trump blasts Harvard for taking ‘easy way out,’ threatens to cut funding
President Donald Trump addressed the efforts he says universities should be taking to safely reopen.
Student files bias complaint after dry-erase message fails to refer to MLK as ‘doctor’
In January 2019, a student walked into the lobby of the Busch House dormitory on the Ohio State University campus and saw a dry-erase board decorated to honor Dr. Martin Luther King.
