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Student-Evaluated Out of Tenure
American U scholar says provost cherry-picked negative student ratings of her teaching to deny her a promotion
The Bias That a College Ignores?
Lawsuit charges San Francisco State allowed anti-Jewish discrimination, not intervening when events were disrupted, and that some students feel scared to walk around campus.
Deep Springs Getting Close to Coeducation
California Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from alumni trying to block admission of women. Could six years of litigation be nearing an end?
Opinion
What Evergreen State Could Have Taught Us
In the end, argues Christopher Leise, the questions should not have turned to “Who is right here?” but rather, “Who is white here?”
‘A New Day at OCR’
Trump administration’s top two enforcers of civil rights laws for education promise college lawyers timelier, fairer treatment, but vow no “retreat” on anti-discrimination enforcement.
Summer Reading, Not Light Reading
Books on social and racial issues get spotlight among freshman reading assignments. This year, one showing up on campus lists focuses on low-income and rural white people, J. D. Vance’s 2016 sociopolitical breakout, Hillbilly Elegy.
Old Criticisms, New Threats
Professors are often lightning rods, but many see a new menace to academic freedom in recent physical threats against faculty members who speak out on race and other issues.
Ethics, Money and Academic Meetings
California’s ban on using state funds to travel to Texas highlights the dilemma facing national groups with meetings scheduled to take place there.