[ad_1] A few months ago, I published an op-ed titled “Who Can Really Teach Ethnic Studies?” After its publication, I received numerous emails from scholars asking me to reconsider my position, since my main criterion for teaching ethnics studies was training in the field. I realized then that I hadn’t really explained what I meant by …
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[ad_1] Texas A&M University’s president and a vice president on Wednesday claimed ignorance and a procedural breakdown regarding the institution’s mishandling of the hiring of a Black professor and journalist. “I am embarrassed,” President M. Katherine Banks told a Faculty Senate meeting, “that we are in a situation where we have an offer [for employment] …
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[ad_1] Jon H. Larson spent 23 years as president of Ocean County College, and now, after stepping down in June, he’ll stay on the payroll as a part-time consultant for the New Jersey community college, earning $150,000 for a year’s work, according to The Asbury Park Press. Larson will reportedly work 20 hours a week …
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[ad_1] A bipartisan trio of senators is looking to standardize and regulate name, image and likeness rules for college athletes, Yahoo Sports reported. Yahoo Sports received a draft of the bill, which was co-written by Kansas senator Jerry Moran, a Republican, along with New Jersey senator Cory Booker and Connecticut senator Richard Blumenthal, who are …
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[ad_1] A History of Inequality for Public Bathrooms: Academic Minute Doug Lederman Fri, 07/21/2023 – 03:00 AM [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Ohio has passed a bill to create “intellectual diversity centers” on several public campuses in the state, appropriating $24 million to support them. One would have thought that the campuses themselves were intellectual diversity centers. The usual rejoinder from their supporters is that campuses have been overtaken by leftists and these centers are intended as …
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[ad_1] In multiple states where Republicans targeted tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion this year, tenure survived while DEI was curtailed. That doesn’t mean tenure is safe. It’s been eroded for decades, including through posttenure-review policies that higher education leaders enact outside of statehouses, and by institutions offering fewer tenured positions. The American Association of …
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[ad_1] Nearly three-quarters of all college students, regardless of their political affiliation, believe professors who make comments the students find offensive should be reported to the university, according to a new report. A similar rate of students would also report their peers for making insulting or hurtful remarks. The report by the Sheila and Robert …
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[ad_1] This episode of the Pulse podcast features an interview with Cameron Stoker, founder and CEO of SpeechCloud, a teaching platform. In the interview with Rodney B. Murray, host of The Pulse, Stoker discusses how instructors can use the platform to keep students engage. Learn more about The Pulse here. Most Popular Stories Most Popular [ad_2] Source …
[ad_1] To the Editor: In their recent piece in Inside Higher Ed, Michael Barnett and Nathan J. Brown criticize the White House’s recently released national strategy to counter antisemitism. Their critique, unfortunately, is laced with serious distortions and fails to meaningfully discuss the challenges involved in addressing the spike in antisemitism nationally, or on U.S. college …
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