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Amid Backlash, Stanford Pulls ‘Harmful Language’ List
The university’s effort to remove racist, violent and biased language from its website morphed into a PR disaster. Other colleges’ initiatives have fared better—perhaps because they are less transparent in their practices.
Opinion
We Should Bring Back the F
Faculty members today too rarely recognize a significant impediment to student success: students’ own refusal—not inability—to simply do the work, writes Louis Haas.
Study: Better Outcomes for Students in Corequisite Courses
A recent study found that community college students earn degrees quicker and increase their earnings if they get extra help...
DePaul Cannot Dismiss Title IX Case, Court Rules
An Illinois district court denied a motion by DePaul University Monday to dismiss a wrongful-termination Title IX lawsuit brought by...
Surveillance in Long-Haul Trucking: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Karen Levy, associate professor in the department of information science at Cornell University and associated...
Severe Weather in California Prompts College Closures
Severe weather on California’s Central Coast prompted the closure of schools and colleges across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara...
Hamline Removes Tweets It Disagrees With
Hamline University is facing widespread criticism for not renewing the contract of an instructor who showed a painting of Muhammad...
Yale Grad Workers Unionize at Last
Yale teaching and research assistants form a union after decades of organizing and amid a wave of union activity.