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Dream Grant
First they got tenure at Colby College. Then they each got $100,000, no strings attached. Could the Haynesville Project be the new donation paradigm?
Free Speech Fury Over China Stickers
Emerson suspends right-wing student group that distributed stickers saying “CHINA KINDA SUS” and denounces “anti-China” and “anti-Chinese” message. A free speech group cries foul.
Faculty, Students Say President’s Plagiarism Is a Double Standard
Some West Liberty faculty members have called on W. Franklin Evans to resign, while others seek a vote of no confidence. Students and faculty are looking to the board to act on the issue.
Professor Not Teaching After Blackface ‘Othello’ Showing
Bright Sheng, Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Composition at the University of Michigan, is no longer teaching this semester after he showed his students the 1965 film version of Shakespeare’s Othello, which stars white actor Laurence Olivier in blackface as the titular character.
SMU Angers Faculty by Lifting Mask Mandate
Southern Methodist University is repealing its mask mandate, effective today. “After carefully reviewing the current COVID-19 environment on campus, SMU...
California Public Colleges Must Provide Free Tampons
California public colleges must provide free tampons in bathrooms, under legislation signed Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, NPR...
Hawaii Relents on Athletic Events
The state of Hawaii is changing its pandemic-era rules for athletic events, in a way that will allow a limited...
Tennessee President to Host Fundraiser for Archconservative
Randy Boyd, president of the University of Tennessee system, is hosting a fundraiser for one of the most conservative politicians...