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A National Summit on a Higher Ed ‘Low Point’
At a daylong conference on affirmative action, there was much commiserating but little guidance as higher ed leaders searched for a path forward.
Princeton Professor Objects to Retraction of Economics Paper
American Economic Review retracted an economics paper, it said, upon the authors’ request. But an author said it was without his consent.
Colgate Adds Vocational Ed to Benefits for Employees’ Children
Texas A&M Professor Suspended for Allegedly Criticizing Lieutenant Governor
Texas A&M already lost its president in the wake of a Texas Tribune article on the mishandled hiring of a Black professor. Now, the Tribune connects politics to the investigation of a current professor.
‘Affirmative Action for the Rich’
The ban on affirmative action has put pressure on selective colleges to end legacy preferences in admissions. But the advantages of familial wealth go beyond alumni status.
‘Untold Harm’: Education Department Discharges Loans of 7,400 CollegeAmerica Students
The Biden administration says the Colorado campuses of CollegeAmerica, a defunct for-profit college, lied to students, so the Education Department is forgiving their loans and offering refunds.
The Paris Commune’s Long Shadow: Academic Minute
Academic Success Tip: Working Smarter With ChatGPT
A professor at the University of Iowa taught students how to get better results from ChatGPT with a classroom assignment.