By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Inside Higher Ed first reported this month that Peterson had been temporarily suspended by the church and put on paid leave by North Park. Peterson, in a letter circulated online, said she was waiting for a meeting with church leaders to find out whether she would be able to practice her ministry. More...
By Andrés Castro Samayoa. The current political climate in the United States has, unsurprisingly, had an impact on the climate for international students across the country’s 4,000 plus colleges and universities. The incidence of racist and xenophobic attacks continues to rise; college campuses are no exception, with recent events across various campuses receiving national attention. More...By Brendan O'Malley – Managing Editor. In Commentary, Andrés Castro Samayoa suggests that universities in the United States could make international students feel more included by building coalitions between all those whose identities are under scrutiny in these politically turbulent times. Christopher Ziguras examines why so few students have taken up the promise of global online learning and considers how the market might grow in future. V Santhakumar says it is crucial to improve the quality of schooling in India to ensure that more students are better prepared and motivated for higher education, which would in turn benefit the economy. And Rebecca Schendel hopes that the publication of a widely contested essay on colonialism will serve as a wake-up call to academics to ensure that peer review does not lose its credibility as a guarantor of publication trustworthiness.By Scott Jaschik. Critics of affirmative action regularly suggest that minority applicants are winning competitive admissions slots that should be going to white (or, in some cases, Asian and Asian-American) applicants. More...
For faculty of color, women and particularly those scholars who are outspoken about dismantling the master narratives of white supremacy within our colleges and universities, playing by the rules is neither an option nor an obligation. It is, in fact, a terrible burden. More...
The class, according to its course description, will confront “white racism and white supremacy.” It will examine “racist ideologies, laws, policies and practices” that “maintain white racial domination.” More...
By Scott Jaschik. Trevecca Nazarene University has withdrawn from plans to host an event that was to have featured speakers widely seen as anti-Muslim, The Tennessean reported. The event was organized by Mae Beavers, who is a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Tennessee. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A lecturer in Native American studies at San Diego State University made inappropriate, disparaging remarks about white people and sent inappropriate Facebook messages to a white student last year, a state investigation concluded, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. The instructor "uses 'white' whenever he wishes to explain someone who has done something wrong, or bad," the state report concluded. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Panel proposes overhaul of the sometimes controversial resolution process, which some members value. Tensions linger over movement -- rejected by the association last year -- to boycott Israeli academe. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The restaurant chain Hooters is opening a franchise in Abilene, Tex., near the campus of Abilene Christian University. The university is urging students not to take jobs at the restaurant, known for waitresses in revealing uniforms and an environment many consider sexist. More...
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