11 octobre 2017

Taking a Knee on Campus

HomeBy Nick Roll. As many wonder whether the NFL protest will show up in college football this week, professors and students are taking their own stands. But one university has banned its football team from protests during the national anthem. More...

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Enrollment and Market Forces

HomeBy Nick Roll. Enrollment at graduate schools is still increasing, but at a slower pace than before. Researchers point to a market correction and declining growth in international students. More...

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Professor Wins Back Email Rights

HomeBy Nick Roll. Professor used historical imagery of a strike being put down violently in criticizing Colorado State’s move to lay off employees. University then blocked him from using his university email account. More...

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Star-Spangled Protest

HomeBy Nick Roll. Band members from Cornell and Brown take a knee, as do football players at the University of New Mexico. Off the field, protests continue. More...

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The CIA Within Academe

HomeBy Nick Roll. Book documents how foreign and domestic intelligence agencies use -- and perhaps exploit -- higher education and academe for spy operations. More...

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A White Supremacist TA?

HomeBy Nick Roll. Students and activists are alleging a graduate student at Virginia Tech is a white supremacist -- and some want him gone. More...

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Will They Cheat? Do They Like the Course?

HomeBy Nick Roll. Research finds that traditional predictors of whether a student will cheat lose their value if a student dislikes the course. More...

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Blocking a President From Talking

HomeBy Nick Roll. University of Oregon is third institution in two weeks where speakers have had talks disrupted. Wisconsin board adopts controversial measure that can threaten students who disrupt speakers with expulsion. More...

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Emphasis on ‘Transformative’ Research Might Do More Harm Than Good

HomeBy Nick RollResearchers studying research have found that some research proposals can be ineffective for research at large, according to new research. Funding proposals that require scientists to declare what about their project will be “transformative” to their field can set back the field as a whole, according to a study from Oregon State University researchers. More...

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Inquisitive High Schooler? Or Right-Wing Troll?

HomeBy Nick RollEmail, supposedly from high school student, to history professors across the country raises suspicions of a right-wing gotcha campaign against “liberal professors.” More...

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