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The Puertoricanization of U.S. Higher Ed
Should Spanish be a domestic language in higher education? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez’s Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera...
Teaching How to Teach the Holocaust
University of Kentucky embarks on an initiative to train K-12 teachers to teach about the Holocaust. Rising antisemitism nationwide, as well as some recent incidents in the state and on the campus, have made the work feel especially pressing to its supporters.
A Push for More Oversight of New Jersey’s Colleges
Proposed legislation would enforce financial transparency for public institutions after one university nearly collapsed. Some say the bills are redundant, others that they don’t go far enough.
Report: White House Considering Debt-Relief Contingency Plans
Lawmakers and student debt advocacy groups are pushing the Biden administration to develop backup plans in case the U.S. Supreme...
UAW Accuses UCSD Professors of Giving TAs Poor Grades for Striking
The UAW is accusing three UC San Diego professors of giving “unsatisfactory” grades to graduate student workers for striking. One professor, accused of threatening a student, calls it "a total lie."
Spanish as a Domestic Language in Higher Ed: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera, professor of humanities at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez, explores problems with English-only...
Teachers Strike at UCLA Lab School
Teachers went on strike for two days, starting Wednesday, at the University of California Lab School, which the Los Angeles...
Guillermo Elizondo of Territorium: Pulse Podcast
This month’s episode of the Pulse podcast features an interview with Guillermo Elizondo of Territorium. In a conversation with Rodney...