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Conferencing Critically in a COVID-19 World
Remote or hybrid conferences solve a lot of problems but bring other downsides that are underdiscussed, Nolan Higdon and Allison Butler write.
Opinion
Stay Aboard the Titantic: Those Deck Chairs Won't Rearrange Themselves (letter)
An insulting plea not to quit suggests workers should be loyal to institutions at a time when the reverse isn't necessarily true.
Florida A&M Investigates Graduate's Photograph
Florida A&M University is facing criticism over an explicit photograph that an alumna took of herself on campus. William Hudson...
Friendship Cabins
Dining outdoors became even more en vogue during the pandemic. In today’s Academic Minute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Josh Draper discusses...
A Cash-Strapped Public University Turns to the Private Sector
Officials at Eastern Michigan University say a new public-private partnership is the only way to solve their student housing woes. Some worry about a slide toward privatization.
Arizona Global Campus Absorbs Its Outsourced Online Program Manager
University buys assets of publicly traded Zovio to bring management of its roughly 28,000 online students in-house, citing online program management’s “inherent conflict.” Glad you finally noticed, critics say.
Eckerd College President Resigns, Citing Exhaustion
After two years as president of Eckerd College, Damien Fernandez announced Monday that he is stepping down, citing exhaustion as...
Professor Suspended for Profane Video Agrees to Retire
This article contains explicit and potentially offensive terms that are essential to reporting on this situation. Ferris State University in...