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Florida Lawmakers Aim to Give Statewide Boards Power to Amend Gen Ed
The state Board of Governors and Board of Education already banned sociology from public institutions’ core course offerings. Legislation awaiting the governor’s signature would increase their authority to further change core curricula.
Opinion
3-Year Degrees Misread the Future Job Market
Cutting electives and general education will leave students ill prepared for an AI-impacted job market.
The Key Podcast: The ROI of a Humanities-Based Core Education
General education courses have come under criticism recently from those concerned about the cost of college, others who argue they...
Opinion
We Say We Believe in Free Inquiry—but Our Classrooms Tell a Different Story
If we want to prepare students to participate in American civic life, we need to start teaching differently.
Opinion
Why Fascists Hate Sociology
The anti-sociology politicians are on to something in grasping the field’s power.
Florida Deals Another Blow to Sociology
Students at Florida’s 12 public universities will no longer be able to fulfill their general education requirements by taking an...
Opinion
In Which a Reader Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Are three-year degrees just a cut to college quality in disguise?
Iowa House Passes Bills Affecting Public University Curricula, President Searches
The Republican-controlled Iowa House passed three bills last week that would order curricular and other changes at the state’s three...