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Professor Lara Sheehi, a light-skinned woman with curly dark hair.
Counterclaims of ‘Antisemitic,’ ‘Anti-Arab’ in a Diversity Course
Feb 06, 2023
Jewish students and a pro-Israel group are accusing an Arab professor and critic of Israeli policy of antisemitism. She’s accusing them of being racist and anti-Arab. She teaches a diversity course.

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‘Shouting Down an Empty Hallway’
Michele Hawkins, a white woman with dark hair.
Florida Atlantic Provost Jokes About Bestiality
Mortarboards fly through the air at a graduation ceremony.
Great Gains, Ongoing Gaps
The Power of Peer Interaction
Nov 03, 2020
New study shows student learning suffered during the switch to remote instruction last spring, but that small group activities helped reduce this loss.

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Black scholars demand retraction of autoethnography article
May 24, 2022
Two white Africanists publish an article on centering the scholar’s personal experience to help “decolonize” African studies. A call for retraction follows.
Buffalo shooter cites Notre Dame professor, others
May 23, 2022
The Buffalo shooter drew inspiration from a University of Notre Dame professor, among others. What’s to be done about academic racism and its apparent link to race-based violence?
Polarizing hire at Morehouse College sparks controversy
May 23, 2022
Can a white woman from outside higher ed lead marketing and recruitment at an all-male historically Black college? Morehouse College leaders decided she could. Some alumni strongly disagree.
Diversity statements are the new faith statements (opinion)
May 23, 2022
The diversity statements secular colleges increasingly require of faculty candidates have many similarities to the faith statements long required by religious institutions, Justin P. McBrayer writes.
Tuition waivers for Native American students spread
May 13, 2022
Campus leaders and state policy makers are introducing tuition waivers for Native American students at colleges and universities across the country.
How a scholarly meeting became a superspreader event
May 11, 2022
They came. They saw. They got COVID-19.
A fable on politicized performance reviews (opinion)
May 11, 2022
A fictional tale by Mark Edmundson explores the “ethical commitments” professors are and are not being invited to make.
Grove City College board asked to reject diversity report
May 5, 2022
If Grove City College’s review of its diversity efforts was meant to settle a debate over whether the institution is headed in the right direction, it didn’t.
Transfer student enrollment continued to fall last year
May 4, 2022
A new study finds that transfer enrollment from two- to four-year institutions dropped precipitously across all demographics and institutions. The consequences could be stark for underserved students.
Multigenerational admissions policies and scholarships grow
May 4, 2022
A spate of initiatives across the country are bringing high school graduates and their relatives to college in hopes of improving the financial status of families and increasing college retention rates.

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