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Most faculty fear discussions about controversial topics
The vast majority of faculty members—87 percent—say it’s difficult to have open and honest conversations about divisive political topics, including those related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, racial inequality and transgender rights, according to the...
Republicans host campus free speech roundtable
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As a young Black woman from the blue state of Illinois, Jasmyn Jordan said hearing former vice president Mike Pence speak at a Young Americans for Freedom event at the University of Iowa her freshman year marked one of the first times she...
Tennessee State interim president resigns under pressure
Ronald Johnson resigned suddenly on Wednesday. Tennessee State University The interim president of Tennessee State University, Ronald Johnson, abruptly announced plans to resign on Wednesday after leading the historically Black land-grant institution for less...
Students’ Insights from a Pandemic Year”
This conversation is with the author of the chapter “Learning About Learning: Students’ Insights From a Pandemic Year” in our new co-edited book, Recentering Learning: Complexity, Resilience and Adaptability in Higher Education (JHU Press, 2024). The book (in...
Shepherd U provides individual guidance to struggling freshmen
For many first-year students, the transition into higher education can be a challenge. An established program at Shepherd University in West Virginia provides targeted support to students who may experience greater difficulties in college, helping them to...
A warning letter to prospective UAGC students (opinion)
wellesenterprises/iStock Editorial/Getty Images Plus This is a letter of care that could get me in trouble with my employer, the University of Arizona, and I want to be clear about one thing: I write this as a private citizen and not as a university...
Eight best practices in case-study teaching for college
Case studies can be one pedagogical tool to help students connect theories to world events and develop critical thinking skills. Goodboy Picture Company/E+/Getty Images A May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab found two in five...
WashU students accuse professor of inappropriate touching
A student at Washington University in St. Louis says she wanted extra help in her organic chemistry class this fall. She and her professor, Jonathan Barnes, decided to meet in his office early one October Friday evening. “It started out normal,” the student...
A Ph.D. graduate is attacked for her “woke” dissertation
A University of Cambridge academic who received rape threats after posting a photo of herself with her Ph.D. thesis has condemned X’s failure to police abusive social media messages, saying the site is “no longer an appropriate platform for academics … to share...
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