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How to Criticize China
Academics in Hong Kong find ways, more subtle than in the past, to make their points. But many fear the new national security law.
Capital Campaign Watch: Bluefield, UNC Chapel Hill
Bluefield University, in Virginia, has raised more than $18 million in a campaign that started in 2017. The goal was...
First Came the Stunt, Then the Suspension
Part performance, part protest, a professor’s video got him suspended from Ferris State University. He didn’t want to teach in person in the first place due to COVID-19, and he says he’s retiring. His union says the suspension is an attack on academic freedom.
Louisville Backs Off Punishing Online Teaching
The University of Louisville has backed away from a policy of saying it will punish professors who teach online rather...
Preventing Morphine Addiction and Curbing the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic has been overshadowed by the pandemic but is still ongoing. In today’s Academic Minute, Oliver Civelli of...
Sticking With In-Person Classes as COVID Spikes
Successful mitigation measures allow colleges to bring students back to campus, even as COVID-19 cases are taking off. Strategies vary by campus, with some efforts limited by governing boards.
Enrollment Marches Downward
Nearly one million fewer students have enrolled in higher education since the beginning of the pandemic. The losses have been felt across all types of institutions and in almost every state.
Dartmouth Extends Need-Blind Policy to International Students
Dartmouth College announced an anonymous $40 million gift that will enable the college to offer need-blind admissions to international students...