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Temple to Rank Off-Campus Housing for Safety
The Philadelphia university is creating a database to rank rental properties near campus based on safety features. The effort, launching next month, is part of a response to crime near campus.
Opinion
Uncloaking the Hidden Force of Whiteness
Our antiracism work on campuses often fails to examine how such pervasive, systemic whiteness protects itself, writes Michael H. Gavin.
In Texas, an Independent University Weighs Joining a System
Four of Texas’ seven university systems want Stephen F. Austin University to join their ranks. For the unaffiliated institution, the vetting process has just begun.
U of North Dakota Will Return Native American Remains
The University of North Dakota has found Native American “human remains … believed to be partial skeletal remains from dozens...
English Professors Study More Than Books
English professors don’t always have their nose in a book. In today’s Academic Minute, Santa Clara University’s Amy Lueck explains...
Completion Boost for 2-Year Students Who Take (Some) Online Courses
Black, Hispanic and low-income community college students who take up to half their courses online increase their odds of completing degrees, a working paper finds. Fully online learners are less likely to earn a credential.
A Market Solution to Teacher Shortages Raises Alarms
For-profit “alternate route” teacher-preparation programs are gaining popularity. Some say they’re key to ending teacher shortages; others fear quality and retention will suffer.
Tenn. Lawmaker Tells Universities to Suspend LGBTQ+ Policies
A Tennessee state lawmaker has ordered state universities to suspend policies that designate LGBTQ+ students as a protected class, the...