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Finally: Tenure Vote for Hannah-Jones
UNC Chapel Hill trustees will hold a special meeting Wednesday, one day before the end of six trustees’ terms, reportedly to vote on tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Consequences for Harassers
National Academy of Sciences and National Institutes of Health announce efforts they’ve taken against harassers, including seeing them removed from grants and booted out.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Won’t Teach at Carolina
At least not on July 1, as previously announced, she’s officially notified the university. She’s not withdrawing her tenure bid, however -- even as she continues to hint at suing the institution for denying her a tenure vote.
New Programs: Engineering, Professional Studies, Nursing, Animal Cruelty Investigation, Health Care
Augustana College, in Illinois, is starting a B.S. in engineering. Lake Erie College, in partnership with Lakeland Community College, is...
A Push to Plan for Adjuncts and Equity
New papers from TIAA Institute urge institutions to plan for adjuncts, including their retirement concerns, with equity in mind.
Opinion
The Benefits of Higher-Order Multiple-Choice Tests
As instructors, we should rethink the premise that multiple-choice questions cannot meet the standards of authentic assessment, argues Eric Loepp. What if they could?
What’s Going on at Carolina?
On the heels of the Nikole Hannah-Jones case, UNC governing board doesn’t reappoint an outspoken faculty member to the university press board.
Negotiated Rule Making Kicks Off
Commenters at the public hearing addressed topics related to federal student aid, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, widespread debt cancellation and the responsibility of for-profit institutions.