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Are Mergers in Pennsylvania Higher Ed's Future?
Politics, geography and history all prevent the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education from following Georgia's consolidation path.
Uproar Over Anti-Bias Effort at Gustavus Adolphus
Posters that were meant to educate instead angered many.
Another Berkeley Star Accused
Berkeley is again in hot water for allegedly protecting the reputation of a prominent professor instead of acting on reports of harassment against him. The case this time involves John R. Searle, a noted philosopher of language.
Opinion
When Students Self-Segregate
Should we intervene, a faculty member asks, when students automatically choose to join groups of their own race in the classroom?
Pregnant, Single, Fired
Federal court finds Christian college lacked the right to tell pregnant instructor to either marry the father of child she was carrying, stop living with him or lose her job.
OK to Speak, Not to Be Honored
If an institution prepares women and gay people (and others as well) for the ministry, is it wrong to honor or invite to speak someone who opposes the ordination of women or gay people?
What Did Black Colleges Win From Meetings With Trump?
Institutional aid was preserved in White House budget. But several programs facing significant cuts serve disproportionate numbers of minority students -- at HBCUs and elsewhere.
Opinion
Searching for Safe Spaces
They are easy to caricature, but examining safe spaces within the broader context of the university and the First Amendment shows that, properly constructed, they can help students pursue knowledge, write Ashutosh Bhagwat and John Inazu.