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Professor Who Said N-Word Twice Reinstated
Paul Zwier, a professor of law at Emory University who was suspended twice in 2018 for using the N-word in front of students in discussing a 1967 legal case, and then again when discussing students' objections to it, will be reinstated.
Admissions Counselors Move to Change Code of Ethics From Mandatory to Best Practices
The National Association for College Admission Counseling’s Board of Directors approved at its March meeting last week a motion to...
Emerson Professors Seek Pay for Independent Study
Emerson College’s American Association of University Professors-affiliated faculty union is recommending that all full-time professors cease supervising independent “directed study”...
Academic Minute: Statins
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Albert Einstein College of Medicine Week, Jill Crandall, professor of medicine, examines if...
Answers From Experts on Regulatory Flexibility
The U.S. Department of Education is offering regulatory flexibility to colleges as they close campuses and move classes online. Experts discuss the new guidelines.
Blackboard to Sell Open LMS
Education-technology company Blackboard announced plans this week to sell its open-source learning management system business. Blackboard Open LMS, formerly known...
Awarding Credit for Work Experience
Prior learning assessment credits could greatly benefit community college students, according to a new report from the Association of Community...
Statins
Can statins be dangerous for you? In today's Academic Minute, part of Albert Einstein College of Medicine Week, Jill Crandall...