Deep Partisan Divide on Higher Education
Second Thoughts About Higher Education Decisions
No Suspensions Seen at Middlebury
By Scott Jaschik. College finishes disciplinary processes related to Charles Murray visit and its disruption. Local police will not bring charges against anyone for attack on a professor. More...
Cut Off
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Mizzou will ban students from using ID credit cards to buy nonacademic items from campus store, saying it will promote better spending habits. But students can still buy campus massages with their IDs and use their credit cards for other things. More...
Oregon Students Smoke More Pot After Legalization
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Students at at least one Oregon university are using marijuana more heavily since it was legalized in the state, a new study found. More...
Net Neutrality Battle
By Colleen Flaherty. Questions about funding and disclosure surround article advocating more economic analysis at the FCC, ahead of major moves by Trump appointees to roll back net neutrality rules. More...
Another Professor Leaves Over Campus Carry
By Colleen Flaherty. Another public university professor from Kansas has resigned citing concerns over the state’s new campus carry law. Similar to laws adopted in other states, it allows students and others age 21 and over to bring concealed firearms onto public college and university grounds. More...
Trinity Suspends Targeted Professor
By Colleen Flaherty. Trinity College in Connecticut places Johnny Eric Williams on leave over controversial comments about race. Faculty groups say college is undermining academic freedom. More...
Pop Quiz
By Colleen Flaherty. It started with a question on a quiz: “Historical research on African-American families during slavery shows that …” A student took exception to what her instructor said was the correct answer, an email exchange ensued and things escalated. More...