By Scott Jaschik. Noam Chomsky, the noted linguist and political thinker who teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is this semester co-teaching a course on politics at the University of Arizona. Read more...
13 mars 2017
13 mars 2017
Professors and Politics: What the Research Says
By Scott Jaschik. DeVos accusation that faculty members seek to tell students what to think renews debate, on which research is plentiful. Studies say professors lean left but challenge idea that this results in indoctrination or harms conservatives. Read more...
13 mars 2017
Measuring Adversity
By Scott Jaschik. College Board pilots system to help colleges make admissions decisions about who is disadvantaged -- and evidence from one college suggests 20 percent of decisions might be different. But lack of emphasis on race concerns some advocates. Read more...
13 mars 2017
DeVos: Black Colleges Are 'Pioneers' of 'School Choice'
By Scott Jaschik. Education secretary's remarks astound many advocates for colleges that were created because black students were denied choices. Read more...
13 mars 2017
DeVos vs. the Faculty
By Scott Jaschik. Professors tell students "what to say, and more ominously, what to think," new education secretary says in her first sustained criticism of higher education. Read more...
13 mars 2017
Student Affairs Groups Criticize Lifting of Protections for Transgender Students
By Scott Jaschik. Two national student affairs groups on Thursday issued statements criticizing the Trump administration for rescinding guidance from the Obama administration that said federal anti-bias laws cover gender identity. Read more...
13 mars 2017
Trump Vows to Support Historically Black Colleges
By Scott Jaschik. In his Saturday address, President Trump focused on black history and issues facing black people. Read more...
13 mars 2017
The Ethics of Sharing Predictive Analytics
By Scott Jaschik. Should students be told what the data predict about their chances of success? Corporate leaders in predictive analytics business consider the issue posed by an Inside Higher Ed blogger. Read more...
13 mars 2017
College Board Tightens Security on SAT
By Scott Jaschik. The College Board on Wednesday announced that it is taking a number of steps to tighten security on the SAT, following security challenges, especially as the test is given outside the United States. Read more...
13 mars 2017
Different Kind of Disinvitation for Yiannopoulos
By Scott Jaschik. Milo Yiannopoulos has become a highly controversial speaker on campuses, known for his personal insults against gay and transgender people (though he is gay), attacks on feminists and mocking of liberals. Read more...
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