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The New NCAA Constitution Hints at Big Changes Ahead
A new draft of the National Collegiate Athletic Association constitution ‘embraces’ compensation for athletes’ names, images and likenesses and promises to give each division the power to govern itself.
These Colleges Had the Highest Student Voter Turnout
Three colleges tied for the highest overall undergraduate voting rate in the 2020 elections: College of the Atlantic, the University...
Study Warns of ‘Educational Gag Orders’
A new report from PEN America, “Educational Gag Orders: Legislative Restrictions on the Freedom to Read, Learn, and Teach,” says that in the first nine months of 2021, 24 state legislatures introduced 54 bills that would restrict the teaching and training of subjects including race in K-12 schools, higher education or state agencies and institutions.
A Short-Term Fix, a Search for Long-Term Solutions
Long Beach City College created designated parking on campus where unhoused students can sleep safely in their cars overnight. Some observers worry the plan is shortsighted and sends the wrong message.
Academic Minute: Can We Become an Equal Opportunity Society?
Today on the Academic Minute: Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, asks whether we...
Weekly Wisdom | Morehouse College President David A. Thomas
Enjoy this inspiring conversation with Morehouse College President David A. Thomas, Bridget Burns from University Innovation Alliance, and Doug Lederman...
Saint Michael’s College Held Friday Classes Online Due to Outbreak
Saint Michael’s College in Vermont held Friday’s classes online due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Saint Michael’s, which has about...
Admissions Lotteries Wouldn’t Yield Diversity
Two scholars tested the idea and found that enrollment of Black and Latinx students -- and of men -- would drop.