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Why I Hate the Term ‘Latinx’
If we’re serious about inclusion, it’s time for academe to drop “Latinx” in favor of the term “Latine,” Bryan Betancur writes.
Hamline Faculty Calls on President to Step Down
Hamline University’s full-time faculty members voted 71 to 12 on Monday to call for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller...
The Ethics of Brain-Computer Interfacing
Ethics can be an important part of emerging technology. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Washington’s Nancy Jecker discusses...
Faculty Gender Imbalances Yield Biased Student Ratings
Another study adds to the litany of concerns about student evaluations of faculty teaching. It says men and women are both at risk from bias in gender-lopsided departments, but women more so.
YouTube-iversity
Arizona State University will soon offer credit-bearing courses that begin on YouTube. Is the behemoth online video-sharing website the missing ingredient in engaging more learners on the margins?
The Ethics of Brain-Computer Interfacing: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Nancy Jecker, professor in the department of bioethics and humanities at the University of Washington...
New Presidents or Provosts: College of Wooster, Illinois Valley CC, Johnson & Wales U–Charlotte, Lawrence U, NHTI–Concord’s CC, Regis U, Rocky Mountain U, West Virginia U Institute of Technology
Salvador D. Aceves, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Regis University, in Colorado, has been named president there...
College Physical Education Requirements Continue to Decline
About 32 percent of U.S. colleges and universities require students to take some sort of physical education course to graduate—down...