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Lots of Talk About Diversity, but the Numbers Don’t Budge
For all the talk in higher ed about increasing diversity, historically marginalized racial and ethnic populations are still underrepresented among...
UT Dallas Investigates Professor for Comments on LGBTQ People
The University of Texas at Dallas is investigating a professor who has called LGBTQ identity a “medical disorder” and suggested...
Hillsdale President Clarifies Criticism of Teachers
Hillsdale College’s president, Larry P. Arnn, now says he “has deep and abiding affection for teachers.” Arnn has been under...
Light Sculpting
Indoor lighting is a place we can make improvements. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week, Robert...
Is Penn Going to Punish Amy Wax?
Dean of law school says she deserves a “major sanction.” A faculty panel is studying the issues involved with her statements about Black, Asian, Latino, Jewish and gay people.
First in the Family Make Their Mark in College
While first-generation college students’ backgrounds and challenges are unique to the individual, they tend to have high expectations and multifaceted postgraduation goals—plus complex support needs.
HBCU Leaders Build New Ties in Israel
A delegation of historically Black college and university presidents traveled to Israel this month to meet with agriculture and tech researchers at Israeli universities and explore future partnerships.
440 UNC Charlotte Students Still Lack Housing for Fall
About 440 students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte still need university housing for the fall semester, which...