I’ve taught writing about the Holocaust to college students.
Whoopi Goldberg said this past Monday on The View that the Holocaust was not “about race.” The criticism and outrage cascaded in almost immediately. Read more
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House Approves College Transparency Act
It calls for all colleges to release information on student enrollment, persistence, transfer and completion measures for all programs and degree levels. Read more
$350 billion science legislation advances in US
Measure to expand NSF and retain foreign scholars with scientific expertise faces showdown over Senate’s even tougher approach to China Read more
Yale Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies program increases its faculty by 50 percent
Due to “administrative support” and “growing student demand,” Yale’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies program has added five core faculty in the last year, a 50 percent increase. Read more
Thousands of students missing out on college grants, study finds
Hundreds of thousands of students are missing out on free college aid because they are not completing a pesky federal form known as the Fafsa, a new analysis finds. Read more
The 50 ugliest college campuses ever
Whether you are in the middle of college admissions, halfway through your 2nd semester, alumni, or a local walking down the street to the coffee shop, those college campuses matter. Read more
‘Perfectionism,’ having a ‘sense of urgency’ are examples of White supremacy, academics argue’Perfectionism,’ having a ‘sense of urgency’ are examples of White supremacy, academics argue
The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis hosted an event that made headlines before it even began, called “Is Professionalism a Racist Construct?” Read more
Gove acted on ‘bogus’ allegations of Islamist plot to take over Birmingham schools
Michael Gove ignored repeated warnings that the “Trojan horse” allegations of an extremist takeover of schools in Birmingham was “bogus” and pressed ahead with divisive interventions, according to evidence revealed in a New York Times podcast. Read more
California legislator wants universal basic income for poor college students
A Democratic state senator wants to give $500 a month to poor college students as a test program of universal basic income. Read more
Meta moves to tackle creepy behaviour in virtual reality
Meta has announced a new feature to allow more personal space for people's avatars in virtual-reality worlds. Read more
