Education

[ad_1] Most Americans support affirmative action in college admissions and do not want the Supreme Court to ban it, according a new poll from the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. However, they do not believe applicants’ race should play a major role in whether they are admitted. Of those polled, …

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[ad_1] The Biden administration officially pushed back to October the release of new regulations regarding Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The final regulations were expected this month based on the Education Department’s regulatory agenda. A coalition of gender justice and survivor advocacy organizations has called on the administration to stick to that timeline, …

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[ad_1] Texas legislators approved changes in tenure practices at the state’s public colleges and universities that enshrine the process in state law. While many faculty leaders view the changes as troublesome, they are still relieved, because the Senate had earlier voted to eliminate tenure going forward. Now both the House and Senate have approved the …

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[ad_1] The Common Application, which has more than 1,000 members, will give them the right not to see applicants’ races. At the same time, the Common App will continue to collect the information. The Common App hopes that its new policy will allow colleges, if the Supreme Court bars them from considering race in admissions, …

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[ad_1] South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, a Republican, has proposed that drag shows be banned on public college and university campuses. “Gender theories can and should be debated in college classrooms, but these divisive theories shouldn’t be celebrated through public performances on taxpayer-owned property at taxpayer-funded schools,” she said in a statement. Noem also said, …

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[ad_1] This slightly fictitious story follows my previous posts, Tales of an Adjunct, and continues to explain what it’s like to ascend through the ranks of academia. On July 17, the morning sickness ended. That evening we watched the movie Rudy, feeling an obligation since it takes place at Holy Cross, right next to Saint Mary’s, …

Tales of a lecturer and director, part 2: power tools are power Read More »

[ad_1] Former U.S. representative Liz Cheney was cheered—and also protested—Sunday while giving the commencement speech at her alma mater, Colorado College. The Colorado Springs Gazette reported that about half of the graduates turned their chairs and sat with the backs of their heads to Cheney, in apparent protest of her conservative views. Her speech highlighted …

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