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Fired for Tweeting About Mike Pence?
Two former faculty members sue Collin College, saying they were let go for criticizing the college’s COVID-19 response and otherwise exercising their right to free expression.
Tighter Regulations for For-Profits?
The Department of Education begins the process of writing new regulations limiting what for-profit institutions can count as nonfederal sources of revenue with two public hearings this week.
A Pedagogy of Trust in the Classroom
Should we professors set aside at times the well-meaning how-to-think ethos, asks Scott Parker, in favor of forcefully articulating which ideas are permissible or not?
Philanthropies Help HBCUs Take Their Education Online
United Negro College Fund and Complete College America support Black colleges’ efforts to upgrade their expertise and replicate their unique educational offerings digitally.
New Programs: Nursing, Advertising, Integrative Pediatrics, Safety and Health
Elmhurst University is starting a doctor of nursing practice program. Kean University is starting a B.F.A. in advertising. Logan University...
To Thank or Not to Thank: Students in Divestment Fight
Experts say crediting students for their climate advocacy is wise. But institutions tend to minimize the role campus activists may have played in helping them decide to divest from fossil fuels.
Savvy Students Get the Guidance
Having a professor, adviser or other mentor can greatly help in navigating college and launching a career, but many students aren’t seeking out such relationships.
Long Lines and Short Fuses in the Dining Halls
Institutions across the U.S. face a shortage of dining hall workers. Can Grubhub, Panda Express and spatula-wielding professors fill the gap?