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Paying for Their Own Safety
Want students to mask up in class? The University of Texas at Austin has an idea: offer students nonacademic incentives of up to $50 to do so. The caveat? The university isn’t paying for any of it.
Texas Governor Extends Prohibition on Vaccine Mandates
Texas governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order Wednesday barring any governmental entity from requiring vaccination against COVID-19. Abbott, a...
Opinion
Simple Rhetoric, Complicated Realities
What may be surprising is that the occupied regions of the West Bank and Gaza have become home to a vibrant, albeit struggling, network of postsecondary institutions, writes Michael Feuer.
Academic Minute: Using Text Mining to Avoid Hiring Bias
Today on the Academic Minute: Charlotte Alexander, associate professor of legal analytics at Georgia State University, details how to avoid...
Athlete Transfers From Rutgers, Citing Vaccine Mandate
A college football player plans to transfer from Rutgers University, citing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, reports the Asbury Park Press...
Penn Releases Report on MOVE Remains
The University of Pennsylvania apologized in April for what it described as the “insensitive, unprofessional and unacceptable” treatment of human...
Kentucky College Sued for Wrestler’s Death
Last year, Grant Brace, a student wrestler from the University of the Cumberlands, died after wrestling practice. Now his family...
COVID-Related Absences May Require Withdrawal From College
The president of Berea College in Berea, Ky., said some students who need to enter isolation due to a positive...