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Go Ahead, Assign ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’—in College
Harper Lee’s novel belongs on college-level syllabi for the very reasons it’s rightfully losing favor in secondary school curricula, Andrew Newman writes.
Why Some Professors Don’t Post PDFs by Marginalized Scholars
Altmetrics track how scholarly works are discussed, shared, read and reused online. Such real-time feedback may especially matter for underrepresented and early-career researchers, though the metrics have limitations.
Long Beach CC Fires President of Part-Time Faculty Union
Long Beach Community College fired the president of the part-time faculty union last week, The Long Beach Post reported. The...
Emporia State Lays Off 33
Emporia State University confirmed that it was eliminating the jobs of 33 faculty and staff members, KVOE News reported. Most...
Speech at U of New Mexico Is Disrupted
A speech by a conservative commentator, Tomi Lahren, at the University of New Mexico Thursday night was disrupted by about...
U of Michigan Finalizes $490M Settlement in Claims of Abuse
The University of Michigan has finalized a $490 million settlement with victims of the late Robert Anderson, a physician who...
The Year of the Female Gubernatorial Candidate: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Alana Jeydel, professor of political science at Fresno City College, explains why more glass ceilings...
Yeshiva U Suspends All Student Groups to Avoid Recognizing Gay Group
Yeshiva University on Friday suspended all student groups, The New York Times reported. The move was in response to the...