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Who Is Competent to Decide What Offends?

A framework for ruling what constitutes a "microaggression" in teaching students about diversity turns out to be more ideological than culturally informing. On The Atlantic.

Snowflakes on the Right: Conservative Hecklers Shut Down Speakers at Whittier College

Conservative activists storm event featuring California state officials and use the heckler's veto against them at Whittier College. On Reason.

NCAA Will Not Punish UNC

The NCAA will not punish UNC-Chapel Hill for academic fraud, even though the university awarded credit to students who enrolled in its infamous "fake classes."
On Inside Higher Ed.

Will MOOCs Become More Mainstream?

Tom Lindsay argues that, due to the high cost of tuition at traditional institutions, MOOCs may become the only option that some students have in "securing the credentials they seek." On Forbes.

Professor of Law at Roger Williams University, Carl T. Bogus, recommends that colleges use the Collegiate Learning Assessment. He also argues that letter grades should be replaced with a better system. On Minding the Campus.

Silent Protest During UNC Event

During the annual University Day performance on Thursday, students silently protested Silent Sam. The students held up posters and silently walked out during the performance.
In the Daily Tar Heel.

“The Year of the Microcredential”

EdX has a list of 40 “MicroMasters” programs from 24 colleges and universities around the world. The "microcredential" is a new form of a short-term, low-cost credential program. On Ed Surge.

Possible Merger of Wisconsin Schools

The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the University of Wisconsin system "wants to merge its 13 two-year colleges with its four-year institutions."
In the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Two Speakers Shut Down This Week

Two speakers were shut down on college campuses this week. Tommy Robinson via webcam at Columbia University on Tuesday, and Charles Murray at the University of Michigan on Wednesday. On Inside Higher Ed.

Drafting of UNC Free-Speech Bill

The Board of Governor's subcommittee on Free Expression Policy met yesterday afternoon to draft the University's free-speech policy. The goal of the bill is to "restore and preserve free speech." In the Daily Tar Heel.