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The Big Threat to Academic Freedom No One’s Talking About
College athletes lack the rights other students enjoy because those rights have been subsumed by business imperatives, write Stephen T. Casper, Jay M. Smith and Nathan Kalman-Lamb.
A Decades-Long ‘National Crisis,’ and A New Position
Compton College created a new position focused on the academic needs of Black and Latino men. Campus leaders believe they’re at the forefront of a new and long overdue trend.
Not a Criminal, but Not Professor Material?
A Penn State professor says he was protecting pro–vaccine mandate demonstrators when he struggled with a counterprotester. The professor was vindicated in court, but Penn State wants to fire him anyway.
Opinion
Rethinking the Faculty Role in Students’ Career Readiness
It’s time for all of us on campuses, not just the people in career services, to step up and help offer the competencies employers say they’re looking for, Rachel Toor writes.
First Came the Stunt, Then the Suspension
Part performance, part protest, a professor’s video got him suspended from Ferris State University. He didn’t want to teach in person in the first place due to COVID-19, and he says he’s retiring. His union says the suspension is an attack on academic freedom.
Sticking With In-Person Classes as COVID Spikes
Successful mitigation measures allow colleges to bring students back to campus, even as COVID-19 cases are taking off. Strategies vary by campus, with some efforts limited by governing boards.
Student Information System Difficulties Frustrate Universities
Ohio State announced it would drop its effort to launch a new student information system, causing a ripple effect in a sector plagued by delays and technology problems.
No More Cloth: Colleges Upgrade Face-Mask Requirements
Some colleges say cloth masks will no longer meet their masking requirements, and they are requiring medical-grade masks instead.