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Free Speech Fury Over China Stickers
Emerson suspends right-wing student group that distributed stickers saying “CHINA KINDA SUS” and denounces “anti-China” and “anti-Chinese” message. A free speech group cries foul.
Dream Grant
First they got tenure at Colby College. Then they each got $100,000, no strings attached. Could the Haynesville Project be the new donation paradigm?
Academe Reacts to Convictions in Admissions Trial
Two wealthy fathers are convicted of bribing their children into college in first trial of the admissions scandal.
Academic Minute: Understanding How the Sun Damages Your Skin
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Binghamton University Week: Guy German, associate professor of biomedical engineering, reminds us to...
Professor Not Teaching After Blackface ‘Othello’ Showing
Bright Sheng, Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Composition at the University of Michigan, is no longer teaching this semester after he showed his students the 1965 film version of Shakespeare’s Othello, which stars white actor Laurence Olivier in blackface as the titular character.
SMU Angers Faculty by Lifting Mask Mandate
Southern Methodist University is repealing its mask mandate, effective today. “After carefully reviewing the current COVID-19 environment on campus, SMU...
California Public Colleges Must Provide Free Tampons
California public colleges must provide free tampons in bathrooms, under legislation signed Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, NPR...
Hawaii Relents on Athletic Events
The state of Hawaii is changing its pandemic-era rules for athletic events, in a way that will allow a limited...