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Professor Who Called COVID-19 the ‘Chinese Virus’ on Leave
The University of Cincinnati is reportedly investigating an instructor who referred to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” a term that has been deemed xenophobic, unscientific and politicized, and which has been employed by President Trump.
Difficult Day for the ACT
The college admission test was supposed to be given Saturday, but many testing centers were closed.
Local-Global Tension and the Palio of Siena
Tourism can change an event that used to be just for one culture. In today's Academic Minute, Butler University's Thomas...
Ginsburg Was Advocate for Equity
The justice, who died Friday, wrote decisions that upheld rights of women, racial minorities and gay people in higher education.
COVID-19 Roundup: Quarantines Abound
This weekend, three colleges began mass quarantines, one canceled a football game and one men’s soccer team has been suspended.
Universities Report Online K-12 Enrollment Boost
Dissatisfied with the way local schools are responding to the pandemic, families increasingly turn to online K-12 options to educate their children -- including schools run by universities.
A Secret Merger Discussion in Boston
The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is in talks about merging with Wentworth Institute of Technology, The Boston Globe reported...
Academic Minute: Tourism and Local-Global Tension
Today on the Academic Minute, Thomas Paradis, professor of geography and urban planning at Butler University, explains how tourism can...