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Eastern Washington Blocked Professor From Twitter
Eastern Washington University blocked a professor from using the university’s Twitter account for nearly a year because of his tweets...
Farm Size and Sustainable Management Practices
How does farm size affect sustainability practices? In today’s Academic Minute, McGill University’s Jeff Liebert looks into this question. Liebert...
‘Shouting Down an Empty Hallway’
Demand for diversity, equity and inclusion specialists on campus is high—and so is turnover. Many in the field say the work can be isolating and support from top leaders is rare.
A Subtle Subterfuge, an Outrage or Both?
Florida College System presidents signed a statement promising not to support any effort that “compels belief” in critical race theory on their campuses. That prompted a deluge of criticism and, in some quarters, a little sympathy.
How Student Loan Forgiveness Could Win at the Supreme Court
If the parties challenging the plan can’t clear the standing threshold, then the Supreme Court justices shouldn’t consider the other arguments that the debt-relief plan is illegal. But that might not stop the conservative justices from striking down loan forgiveness.
New Presidents or Provosts: Alma College, Folsom Lake, Northern Virginia CC, Purdue U, Texas Christian U, U of St. Thomas, U System of Maryland
Sean Burke, associate provost of Luther College, in Iowa, has been selected as provost and vice president for academic affairs...
Oxford Earns Windfall on COVID-19 Vaccine
University received $176 million in the last academic year. Stanford and MIT earned far less in licensing revenues.
Opinion
A Plan to Save the Daily Paper
Peter Laufer writes that journalism schools could help save daily papers—and calls on Gannett to donate the Eugene Register-Guard to Oregon’s J-school as proof of concept.