How racism manifests in clean energy
As our institutions strain under the uprising in cities across the country, I’ve been struggling to comprehend the depth of racism in America.
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Graduate education might be the on-ramp for universities to reopen and reimagine
Many graduate students are involved in research, independently or as part of a (typically) small group.
Crisis ‘confirms that face-to-face is here to stay’
University chiefs laud success of rapid online pivot but say campus-based programmes will not disappear any time soon
Asia’s Demographic Cliff
Universities, many built recently, fear insufficient supply of students, especially women
UConn takes gov’t bailout while raising tuition, making college ‘free’ for some
The University of Connecticut received a bailout from the federal government but refuses to refund tuition and student fees.
How social justice inspires creativity in online learning
Instead of a final paper, sociology students used their creativity to explore social justice
Twitter accuses President Trump of making ‘false claims’
Twitter has accused the US president of making false claims, in one of the app's own articles covering the news.
College Board scraps plan for online SAT after disastrous online AP exams
The College Board had planned to offer an at-home version of the SAT exam, but has chosen not to continue with those plans.
Winthrop University censors dean who used term ‘Wuhan virus’
In mid-May, an opinion column discussing the origins of the COVID-19 virus written by a Winthrop University dean was retracted by a well-known library science journal. Days later, the school scrubbed any mention of the column from its official university archive, with a provost calling it “ethnically offensive.”
