Big data struggles to show its value for social sciences
Failure to improve predictions compounds concerns over effectiveness, accuracy and racial bias
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Why the way we’ve been doing corporate sustainability doesn’t work
Most big companies have set goals for incremental improvements — 25 percent of this by 2025, 30 percent reduction in that by 2030.
Trump administration revives banned hunting techniques in Alaska
The move reverses an Obama-era ban on hunting methods like baiting bears with doughnuts and shooting swimming caribou.
UMass-Boston: ‘The state police presence on campus has ended’
The University of Massachusetts-Boston announced that the presence of state police "has ended."
For this theater class, the show must go on—even online
Pass-fail grading inspired Hamilton College theater students to take more risks
WSU Tech Cancels Ivanka Trump Commencement Speech
A technical college in Kansas canceled a virtual commencement speech by Ivanka Trump, citing the “social justice issues brought forth by George Floyd’s death.”
Political issues complicate hopes for US campus reopenings
Racial awareness mounts, but partisan barriers loom larger
Most students want to be on campus this fall despite COVID, polls find
A major question on the mind of college students nationwide is whether their school will physically reopen this fall semester. According to recent studies — students would prefer they do.
How sustainability professionals can uplift the black community
I come to you again. It’s been three years since writing my first article for GreenBiz, "Why diversity is the key to unlocking sustainability."
Students Demand Campuses Cut Ties With Police
In the wake of George Floyd's killing and national unrest, activists are demanding their universities cut ties with police. Administrators largely are resisting the calls.
