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Respect for Human Rights Declined During the Pandemic
The pandemic hasn’t just affected our health; it’s affected our rights, too. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Missouri...
The Board of Trustees vs. Everyone
Seattle Pacific University’s board voted to maintain a policy that bars hiring LGBTQ+ individuals. The decision has sparked protests from students and faculty who are pushing to change the policy.
To Correct, or to Let Stand?
When high-profile figures lie about their academic records, the institutions they attended must perform a delicate balancing act between protecting their privacy and telling the truth.
Penn State Won’t Fire Professor Involved in Vaccine Tussle
Pennsylvania State University will not fire a professor who scuffled with a student counterprotester at a COVID-19 vaccine rally on...
Declining Respect for Human Rights: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Stephen Bagwell, assistant professor of political science at the University of Missouri at St. Louis...
Biden’s Debt Cancellation Plan Now Expected Late Summer
Some are hoping Biden will push for more than $10,000 per borrower.
Carnegie Mellon Offers Inflation Relief to Employees
Carnegie Mellon University announced Tuesday that it is offering eligible employees a one-time $1,500 payment to help combat rising inflation...
6 Years in Prison for Ex-President of Franklin College
Thomas Minar, the ex-president of Franklin College, in Indiana, received a sentence of six years in prison and six years...