Wilfrid Laurier University president Deborah MacLatchy apologized for the interrogation of a teaching assistant over using a video that questioned the use of nontraditional pronouns in a classroom debate. On Inside Higher Ed.
An executive order from governor Mary Fallin requires Oklahoma's public universities to offer a consolidation plan to reduce administrative costs. On The Oklahoman.
Duke will erect a new engineering building, to be completed in 2020. On Triangle Business Journal.
As deaths and other issues involving fraternities and sororities have pushed some colleges to ban Greek life, the change must come from within Greek organizations and oversight structures. On Inside Higher Ed.
Chinese colleges have started to favor liberal arts as a way to prepare students for an economy that demands creativity, collaboration, and adaptation. On Inside Higher Ed.
College administrators prefer to "educate" rather than "punish" students who disrupt academic events, which has made the problem worse because students do not fear a grave punishment for limiting debate on campus. On Inside Higher Ed.
Community colleges, which do not offer dormitory housing and cater to lower-income students, often have student populations who find it difficult to keep up with schoolwork in an insecure environment. On WRAL.
"Diversity" usually means "racial diversity," and that rarely extends across all aspects of a university. On the Daily Signal.
A tribunal was called at Wilfrid Laurier University after a master's student played a clip about gender pronouns, the university accusing her of creating a toxic climate. On Education Views.
Despite an enrollment spike, historically black colleges and universities still face financial struggles in addition to a changing student population that has made some black students a minority at their HBCU. On the Atlanta Black Star.