[ad_1] Yohuru Williams was in Selma, Ala., with leaders of a voter justice and education organization when he had the idea. Williams, a history and law professor at the University of St. Thomas, a Catholic institution in Minnesota, and the group Common Power were there for the March 7 anniversary of Bloody Sunday. On that date in …
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[ad_1] The Texas House of Representatives voted Friday to fund community colleges based on how many of their students graduate with a degree or certificate or transfer to a four-year university, The Texas Tribune reported. Currently, community colleges are largely funded based on the number of hours students spend in a classroom. The Senate has …
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[ad_1] A new American Association of University Professors report criticizes Hamline University for its treatment of an adjunct professor who showed students images of the prophet Muhammad, saying she was academically justified in displaying them and the institution was wrong to label this “Islamophobic.” Erika López Prater’s situation made national headlines this winter. The report …
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[ad_1] Many students and faculty members are criticizing the denial of tenure to Patricia Lopez by Dartmouth College, The Boston Globe reported. Students describe her as exceptionally caring. Faculty colleagues describe her scholarship as excellent. Many professors have published statements of support for Lopez. And many note that Lopez is especially valuable as a minority …
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[ad_1] This is the time of year when we start to hear from competitive colleges about how good their application pools were and how stellar their entering freshman classes will be in the fall. Colleges are boasting, as they did last year, about the qualities of their new classes. But when the final numbers are …
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[ad_1] Are Tax Audits Bad for Business? Academic Minute Doug Lederman Mon, 05/22/2023 – 12:00 AM [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The University of Puget Sound announced that it is removing the name of James R. Slater, a professor of biology who taught at the university from 1919 to 1951, from its museum of natural history. The move followed a request from a student and a study by a committee. “Puget Sound’s commitment to diversity is …
[ad_1] U of California, San Diego The University of California’s Board of Regents has created a working group to explore the possibility of allowing undocumented students to work on campus. “The university is committed to ensuring that all students, regardless of their immigration status, can pursue and attain a world-class UC education. This should include …
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[ad_1] Iona University is preparing to welcome its largest freshman class in five years. Iona will welcome 800 new students in the fall. They have already paid a deposit and the university is convinced that summer melt won’t be a problem. That’s a 30 percent increase since 2019. The university is hardly in a remote area, …
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[ad_1] David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Brothers Discovery, was met with boos and chants during his commencement speech at Boston University, The Hollywood Reporter reported. The boos and chants started with his introduction and continued throughout his speech. The students were backing the current strike by Hollywood writers. Most Popular Stories Most Popular The …
