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U of Washington Faculty Search Weighed Race Inappropriately
A psychology department hiring committee re-ranked finalists to hire a Black candidate over a white person originally rated No. 1, violating policy, a report concludes.
Vermont State to Cut Fewer Faculty Positions Than Planned
Cuts at Vermont State University will not be as deep as expected after 17 faculty members accepted buyouts, six decided...
Getting More Students Involved
A fresh Student Voice survey finds that more than half of students who aren’t engaged in campus life beyond the classroom are dissatisfied, that campus involvement is linked to ease in making friends and more.
Instructure to Buy Parchment, a Credentialing Platform
Parchment, a digital transcript and credential platform, will be acquired by Instructure, which makes the learning management software Canvas, for...
Psychological Trauma’s Impact on Forensic Inpatient Obesity: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Joseph Davies, lecturer in applied psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, explores why psychiatric inpatients are...
Columbia Riven by Feud Over Statements and Doxing Truck
About 30 Columbia University students walked out of a lecture by Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the...
Universities Can’t Accommodate All the Computer Science Majors
High interest in the field has led to overcrowded classes and other issues. Now some institutions are adding requirements to help force students out of the major.
A Gen Z-er Tracks Politics Without a Smartphone: Syllabus Podcast
This week’s episode of The Syllabus, from the Office of Open Learning at American Jewish University and Inside Higher Ed...