Harvard Partners With 2U
Harvard University announced that it is partnering with the online program management company 2U to create a business analytics certificate program. On Inside Higher Ed.
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Student Indoctrination is Real
"American higher education does indoctrinate students in progressive ideology. And it does it so well that most of the graduates don’t even realize it," argues Peter Wood of the National Association of Scholars. On Minding the Campus.
Lecturer Won’t Teach Due to a Tweet
Fresno State lecturer Lars Maischak will not be teaching at the university in the fall after tweeting that "Trump must hang." In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Mike Adams Announces Plans to Resign
Mike Adams has announced his plans to resign from UNC-Wilmington this academic year. He says that he is ready to take his leave after the successful passing of North Carolina's free speech bill last week. On Townhall.
New Duke President
Former provost of the University of Pennsylvania, Vince Price, is the new president of Duke University. In WRAL.
Place of Honor for 9/11 Memorial
The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, wrote a letter to the president of Southern Methodist University asking that the "9/11 display not be relegated to a far corner of campus."
On the College Fix.
McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity
McDonald's tuition assistance program, Archways to Opportunity, assists employees in paying for college and now provides them career and academic counseling.
On Inside Higher Ed.
Legacy Preferences in Admissions
Richard D. Kahlenberg, senior fellow at the Century Foundation, argues that admission officers are more likely to offer admission to students whose parents also attended the university or college. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Generous Student Loan Forgiveness?
Jason D. Delisle shows how the Trump budget proposal cuts student aid for higher-income students but increases it generously for lower-income students. On American Enterprise Institute.
Segregated NC State Housing
Officials at North Carolina State University have proposed building new housing for "women of color."
On Campus Reform.