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Belmont Students Protest Lack of COVID-19 Protocols
Students at Belmont University, in Tennessee, are protesting a failure of the university to adopt strict COVID-19 protocols, WKRN News...
Preparing Today’s College Students for the Real World
Higher education costs more than ever, but are students leaving institutions prepared for the workforce? In today's Academic Minute, Mount...
Compromising on Diversity?
Iowa State’s Faculty Senate approved a compromise on a diversity requirement to comply with a new state law against the teaching of “divisive concepts.” Some say it’s time to move forward, but other professors say this is no victory.
An Enrollment Surge, a Decline in Quality—and a Sharp Rebuke
Eastern Gateway Community College offered free courses to union members, and enrollment skyrocketed. But the institution’s accreditor put the college on probation, saying the rapid growth hurt the education offered.
Opinion
Resisting the Panopticon
It’s fine for faculty to choose to record lectures for students, but systems more or less foisted on them from the top down pose serious threats to academic freedom, argues Michael Schwalbe.
Stanford to Be Test Optional Another Year
For both this year and next, Stanford University will be test optional. “For both the current 2021–22 admission cycle and...
U of Chicago Pledges Action After Killing of Recent Graduate
University of Chicago president Paul Alivisatos pledged a commitment “to working urgently” with scholars and city, state and federal elected...
