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12 octobre 2017

After Charlottesville and Trump, Renewed Focus on Statues of Racists

By Nick Roll. The gathering of white supremacists, white nationalists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend originated -- at least on the surface -- from the groups’ opposition to the planned removal of a Confederate monument to Robert E. Lee in the college town. More...

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12 octobre 2017

How Women Select Majors

By Nick Roll. Many women in STEM fields, for example, have cited discrimination and discriminatory attitudes as hardships they face in academia and in the private sector, and a new paper adds another factor to the mix: feminine norms, and how women perceive and adhere to femininity. More...

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12 octobre 2017

Robert E. Lee Statue Vandalized at Duke

By Nick Roll. A statue of Robert E. Lee was vandalized at Duke University sometime in the night between Wednesday and Thursday. The statue of Lee is one of 10 statues that adorn the Duke chapel, which are drawn from figures in Protestant and Methodist traditions, as well as the American South. The vandalism -- the statue’s face was damaged, and its nose chipped off -- comes as tensions are rising around Confederate monuments and white supremacy’s role in America in the past and the present. More...

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12 octobre 2017

Charlottesville Fallout for 2 Students

By Nick Roll. One says he was kicked out of Pensacola Christian after showing up to the Robert E. Lee statue after the protest with a Confederate flag. Another says he is leaving Boston U over threats for having attended. More...

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12 octobre 2017

Robert E. Lee’s Namesake

By Nick Roll. Amid renewed push against Confederate monuments, Washington and Lee University says being named after the Confederacy’s top military leader reflects institutional history. Others see idolatry. More...

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12 octobre 2017

Outrage Over Op-Ed

By Nick Roll. Essay by law professors at Penn and San Diego asserts that “all cultures are not equal,” decries modern culture, birth control, “inner-city blacks” and “anti-assimilation” Latino immigrants. Many at Penn are demanding the university speak out. More...

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12 octobre 2017

Confederate Round-Up

By Nick Roll. At Chapel Hill, students stage sit-in around controversial statue. At Randolph, a statue comes down. At Georgia, a portrait comes down. More...

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12 octobre 2017

Higher Ed and the Floods of Houston

By Nick Roll. At University of Houston, some students are moved to avoid rising water, and social media helps identify who needs help. More...

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12 octobre 2017

Why Female Students Leave STEM

By Nick Roll. Paper finds that bad grades on their own aren’t enough to prompt a change of major, and neither is the environment, but problems arise when those factors compound one other. More...

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12 octobre 2017

‘Higher Education and Silicon Valley’

By Nick Roll. Book details conflicting relationships between growing tech companies of the San Francisco Bay Area and local higher education. Despite high-profile successes of Stanford, book finds much to be lacking. More...

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