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Mask Mandates Return to Some California Universities
The new COVID variant, BA5, is spiking in California. Some universities in the hardest-hit counties are reinstating mask mandates and re-evaluating their response strategies.
The Last Cantonese Instructor at San Francisco City College
Stanford University is not the only place where Cantonese instruction is endangered. San Francisco City College also has serious struggles...
Bringing People Into the Wilderness: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Evan Larson, professor of environmental sciences and society at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville...
Notre Dame Goes Cashless for Campus Retail
Cash is out at the University of Notre Dame, which announced Monday it was switching to a cashless system for...
Medical Students Walk Out on Antiabortion Speaker
University of Michigan medical students walked out on a speech Sunday by an antiabortion speaker during their “white coat day”...
Virtual Reality Boosts Students’ Empathy for Nature
VR can complement undergraduate environmental education in meaningful ways—and even offer opportunities and insight that are inaccessible by other means.
Opinion
My Amy Wax Problem
Jonathan Zimmerman writes that academic freedom protects Amy Wax’s right to speak her mind—but not her reported discriminatory behavior toward students and colleagues.
Medical Students Walk Out on Antiabortion Speaker
University of Michigan medical students walked out on a speech Sunday by an antiabortion speaker during their “white coat day”...