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Text Mining for Bias: A Recommendation Letter Experiment
How do we hire a more diverse workforce? In today's Academic Minute, Georgia State University's Charlotte Alexander details how to...
Paying for Their Own Safety
Want students to mask up in class? The University of Texas at Austin has an idea: offer students nonacademic incentives of up to $50 to do so. The caveat? The university isn’t paying for any of it.
North Idaho Board to Discuss President’s Contract
Faculty and staff support the president. But his relationship with several trustees has deteriorated following a failed recall of the board chair.
U of Vt. Boasts Student Vaccine Rate Near 100%
Nearly 100 percent of the students arriving at the University of Vermont this week have been vaccinated against COVID-19, according...
Texas Governor Extends Prohibition on Vaccine Mandates
Texas governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order Wednesday barring any governmental entity from requiring vaccination against COVID-19. Abbott, a...
Academic Minute: Using Text Mining to Avoid Hiring Bias
Today on the Academic Minute: Charlotte Alexander, associate professor of legal analytics at Georgia State University, details how to avoid...
Athlete Transfers From Rutgers, Citing Vaccine Mandate
A college football player plans to transfer from Rutgers University, citing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, reports the Asbury Park Press...
Opinion
Simple Rhetoric, Complicated Realities
What may be surprising is that the occupied regions of the West Bank and Gaza have become home to a vibrant, albeit struggling, network of postsecondary institutions, writes Michael Feuer.