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Democrats, Republicans and Higher Education
Democrats and Republicans have sharply different views on higher education, according to a new poll by FiveThirtyEight. Responding to “a...
Jeffrey Katzman of Core Learning Exchange: Pulse Podcast
This month’s episode of the Pulse podcast features Jeffrey Katzman, founder and CEO of Core Learning Exchange. In a conversation...
Penn State Calls Off Event Featuring Proud Boys Founder
Pennsylvania State University called off an event featuring Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes Monday night. In a statement today, Penn...
Making the Teaching Profession More Attractive
The world needs more teachers. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of South Carolina’s Henry Tran examines how to develop...
A Closed Discussion on Academic Freedom?
Stanford professors want the university to distance itself from a closed conference on academic freedom, saying it’s silencing debate and harboring racist thought.
Tackling Racism’s Legacy Through a Fight Song
Activists at the University of Alabama want a racist term removed from the fight song. Other students argue it’s not racist, it’s “tradition.” The administration has yet to respond.
On Failing Organic Chemistry
Failing organic chemistry kept me from pursuing medicine and pushed me to pursue my passion for journalism. That may have been a good thing, Pamela Gwyn Kripke writes.
Tenure Awarded… at Barnard, Duke
Barnard College BJ Casey, neuroscience and behavior Andrew Crowther, chemistry Jhumpa Lahiri, English Karen Lewis, philosophy Michael G. Miller, political...