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A Photo Prompts Complaints and Controversy
A shared picture of a student reading Hitler’s Mein Kampf upset some Stanford University students. The response of the institution has now come under scrutiny.
Federal Student Loan System In Need of ‘Robust Interventions’
The Federal Student Aid ombudsman fielded nearly 90,000 complaints in 2022—more than double the previous year. Nearly two-thirds of the complaints were about issues with loans.
Opinion
On Being Erased
Florida’s decision to reject a new Advanced Placement class on African American studies raises unsettling questions, Lynn Pasquerella and Mary Dana Hinton write.
Cal State May Punish Universities That Miss Enrollment Targets
The California State University system has a plan to punish universities that are not meeting enrollment targets, Cal Matters reported...
Jackson State Faculty Votes No Confidence in President
The Faculty Senate of Jackson State University has voted no confidence in President Thomas Hudson, The Clarion Ledger reported. Dawn...
In Black Professor’s Firing, AAUP Finds ‘Racist Tropes’
Indiana University Northwest fired a Black professor after alleging he said something about killing white people. An AAUP report found “racist tropes of incompetent, angry and physically violent Black men in the language used to justify his dismissal.”
Professor Apologizes for Profanity After Student Request
Daniel Capra, an adjunct law professor at Columbia University, and a regular law professor at Fordham, recently turned down a...
Dad Brain? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Darby Saxbe, professor in the psychology department at the University of Southern California, looks at...