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Researching ‘Institutional Courage’
A research center focuses on how institutions, including colleges, betray their constituents—and how institutions can act with courage instead.
Stanford to Be Test Optional Another Year
For both this year and next, Stanford University will be test optional. “For both the current 2021–22 admission cycle and...
U of Chicago Pledges Action After Killing of Recent Graduate
University of Chicago president Paul Alivisatos pledged a commitment “to working urgently” with scholars and city, state and federal elected...
New Presidents or Provosts: Alabama A&M U, Brevard College, Heidelberg U, Northwestern U, Paul D. Camp CC, Prairie State College, Taylor U
Bradley J Andrews, president of Southwestern College, in Kansas, has been selected as president of Brevard College, in North Carolina...
Resisting the Panopticon
It’s fine for faculty to choose to record lectures for students, but systems more or less foisted on them from the top down pose serious threats to academic freedom, argues Michael Schwalbe.
Rooming With Rabbits (and Other Nonhumans)
Institutions with pet-friendly policies are seeing an uptick in students bringing dogs, cats, hamsters, reptiles and more to campus. Students say the animals help them cope with anxiety and stress.
Michigan State Fires Unvaccinated Staff, Suspends Students
Michigan State University has fired two employees and suspended 16 students for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, The Detroit...