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Johns Hopkins Grad Students Successfully Unionize
Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. students have overwhelmingly voted to unionize. Monday and Tuesday’s vote was 2,053 to 67. The union...
Opinion
Student Health and Climate Awareness: We Can Have Both
Educators can help students transform climate anxiety into meaningful action, writes Paul F. Steinberg.
Pandemic Higher Ed Relief Funds Kept Students Enrolled and Institutions Open
A new report from the Education Department details how the billions in COVID-19 emergency relief aid helped millions of students remain enrolled in college. Students received $1,507, on average, in emergency aid.
Berkeley Fires Women’s Swim Coach for Bullying and Bias
The University of California, Berkeley, fired Teri McKeever, its women’s swimming coach on Tuesday, the Southern California News Group reported...
What Does Pornography Tell Us?
What does pornography tell us? In today’s Academic Minute, St. John’s University’s Kathleen Lubey examines this from a historical standpoint...
The DeSantis Takeover Begins
Florida governor Ron DeSantis vowed to defund DEI initiatives on the same day his hand-picked trustees convened at New College of Florida and fired the president.
Florida Atlantic Provost Jokes About Bestiality
A faculty member raised a concern about targeting of LGBTQ faculty. The interim provost replied with a bestiality joke. The faculty member calls it a “teachable moment.”
Great Gains, Ongoing Gaps
More adults across the country now hold a college degree or credential, according to the latest data from the Lumina Foundation. But major racial disparities persist.