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Shawnee State Pays Professor $400K to Settle Pronoun Lawsuit
Insisting a professor call a student by their correct pronouns will cost Shawnee State University $400,000. Shawnee State settled a...
New Programs: Mental Health Counseling, Medical Sciences, Student Affairs, Nursing
Belmont University is starting a Ph.D. in mental health counseling. Marymount University, in Virginia, is starting an M.S. in medical...
A Positive Change for a Negative Label
California State University, Fullerton, sought to make students feel less defeated about being placed on academic probation, so administrators banished “probation” from the institution’s official lexicon.
Students Desperately Seek a Way Out of Afghanistan
After nearly eight months of Taliban rule, about 350 students are still stranded at the American University of Afghanistan, unable to get visas out of Kabul, where they fear for their lives.
Howard U Moves to Online Classes
Howard University will hold only online undergraduate classes (except for lab classes) during the final weeks of the semester. Final...
Is There Life Out There—and How Would We Know?
Earth to space: Is anybody out there? In today’s Academic Minute, part of Cornell University College of Engineering Week, Elaine...
Making Campus Police More Approachable
In the post–George Floyd era, some college police departments are demilitarizing uniforms and repainting cars to appear less intimidating and try to earn students’ trust.
Turnover, Burnout and Demoralization in Higher Ed: Key Podcast
Employers of all kinds are struggling to hold on to their employees in the wake of the pandemic and amid...