By Scott Jaschik. He wrote key decisions on affirmative action and other topics that matter to colleges. Kennedy's departure could erase the Supreme Court majority backing the right of colleges to consider race in admissions. More...
23 juillet 2018
23 juillet 2018
Voice Mail From a 'Concerned American'
By Scott Jaschik. Professor with Asian name shares voice mail she received -- full of inaccuracies and bigotry -- as one story of the impact of anti-Chinese and anti-immigrant rhetoric. More...
23 juillet 2018
University Criticized for 'Mansplaining' Ad
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Adelaide, in Australia, is receiving extensive criticism over a billboard that critics say promotes the idea that men need to explain everything to women. More...
23 juillet 2018
Security Officer and Attacker Killed at Cal Poly Pomona
By Scott Jaschik. A security officer is dead, as is the officer's attacker, after an incident Friday afternoon at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. More...
23 juillet 2018
Audit Raises Money-Management Issues at Stevens Point
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point has cited enrollment drops and limited state funds to explain its controversial decision to eliminate 13 majors, most of them in liberal arts fields. More...
23 juillet 2018
Ending Honor for Disgraced Scientist
By Scott Jaschik. After extensive study, Pitt moves to change name of building that houses its public health program -- a name that currently honors the U.S. surgeon general who oversaw the Tuskegee experiment. More...
23 juillet 2018
55 Layoffs at Meharry Medical College
By Scott Jaschik. Meharry Medical College has announced 55 layoffs, eliminating the positions of about 6.5 percent of employees, The Tennessean reported. More...
23 juillet 2018
White Supremacist Propaganda on Campus
By Scott Jaschik. A new report from the Anti-Defamation League documents that there were 292 cases of white supremacist propaganda reported on campuses during the 2017-18 academic year, compared to 165 in 2016-17. Many of the images that appeared (see examples below) -- used Nazi or anti-Semitic imagery. More...
23 juillet 2018
'The Work of Literature in an Age of Post-Truth'
By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses new book about close reading in the era of Twitter, "fake news" and denigration of the liberal arts. More...
23 juillet 2018
Dark Side of a Scholarly Meeting
By Scott Jaschik. Tweet about preventing sexual assault of a colleague too drunk to give consent renews discussion of the environment at scholarly meetings. More...
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