‘It’s okay to be white’ signs at a Tennessee university prompt probe
Signs with the same saying have been found at some other colleges, including in 2018 at the University of Vermont and Tufts University in Boston.
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Berkeley speaker advocates for alternate interpretations of First Amendment
The University of California Berkeley recently hosted a reporter from The New Yorker to discuss free speech issues.
Turkish academics sound alarm over gender segregation plans
Presidential push for women’s universities accompanied by scrapping of gender action plan by regulator
Brittany Kaiser calls for Facebook political ad ban at Web Summit
Former Cambridge Analytica employee Brittany Kaiser, recognisable to many as the unlikely star of the Netflix documentary The Great Hack, has appeared at Web Summit in Lisbon.
Impact agenda ‘enables climate change scholar-activists’
Philosopher and Extinction Rebellion campaigner highlights ‘genuine synergies’ between academia and activism
University investigating black debate instructor who argued space isn’t real, created by whites
Space is a fiction invented by white people, who should be removed from earth. Black people should be removed from the earth – to prevent white people from colonizing other worlds
Instructor bans students from using ‘illegal immigrant,’ upholds labeling term a ‘slur’
Students enrolled in an Intro to Cultural Anthropology course at the University of Florida were told not to use phrases like “illegal immigrants” in a recent assignment.
Aussie scientists set up contest to foil cocky robots
We could soon live in a world where domestic service robots perform household chores and clean up for us as we go about our daily lives.
Accused on campus: John Does push for right to cross-examine
What’s the fairest way to get at the truth in a sexual misconduct investigation? Courts, college officials, and student advocates are considering how to ensure that disciplinary hearings do more good than harm.
Roses and thorns
Supporters of Ohio State plan to create undergraduate degree program in esports believe it will produce versatile and employable graduates for fast-growing gaming industry. Opponents say gaming as a scholarly pursuit has no place in academe.
