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Minerva, Higher Ed Outsider, Is Now Fully Accredited

The unabashed “Ivy League alternative,” birthed from an investor-backed start-up, gains a very traditional stamp of approval.

Division in CUNY Faculty Union

Some Jewish members are quitting over the organization’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

‘A Victory for Ethnic Studies’

The California Community Colleges system will require students to take an ethnic studies course. The new policy follows legislation that established a similar requirement at the California State University system last year.
Opinion

4 Pandemic Teaching Strategies to Keep

Jessie B. Ramey shares four specific strategies she’s found quite successful and plans to continue this coming fall when classes are face-to-face.

Advising the Biden Administration

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, will temporarily serve as a special adviser in the U.S. Department of Education. The move was applauded by higher education leaders.

Outlawing Best Practices

I train K-12 teachers to use such research-based practices in their classrooms, writes Rosalie Metro, but bans on critical race theory could make this illegal.

The Threat to the Faculty

AAUP says COVID-19 and years of unstable funding have led to “an existential threat to shared governance and academic freedom.”

Protections for LGBTQ+ Students

While the Office for Civil Rights’ notice of interpretation likely won’t bring monumental changes, institutions will still need to consider how their campuses could be more equitable for LGBTQ+ students.