Fostering Hate Culture
" Despite our best efforts to the contrary, institutions of higher education have helped to foster what some people have referred to as 'hate culture,'" writes April Kelly-Woessner. On Minding the Campus.
Headlines
Make Higher Education More Affordable
"President-elect Trump should preserve promising ideas from the Obama Administration, while also pursuing additional innovative ways to combat student debt and make higher education more affordable," writes Ryan Craig. On Forbes.
Challenging Conventional Wisdom
According to a new study released by the Department of Education, students who pursue an occupational credential are more likely to be employed than those who get an academic credential. On the Daily Signal.
No Confidence
The Faculty Senate at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne approved on Monday a resolution expressing no confidence in the leadership of the campus’s chancellor. On the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Professor Watchlist
A new website is asking students and others to expose and document professors who discriminate against conservative students and advance a leftist agenda in the classroom. On Inside Higher Ed.
Harassment As a Form of Pedagogy
"Distress (or, for that matter, happiness) at the outcome of an election is not an appropriate driver of classroom discussion" writes Stanley Fish. On Huffington Post.
A Better Lesson
As the nation receives a new president, colleges should equip students with the civic mindset they need to live as citizens during an administration with whom they may strongly disagree," writes Ashley Thorne. On NAS.
UNC Protest Blocks Traffic
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on Friday night to demand “action” against Donald Trump. On the College Fix.
Duke, NFL Partner for Safety
Duke University is partnering with the National Football League to stimulate innovation in the development of new helmets and protective equipment to reduce concussions in football players. In the Duke Chronicle.
Exceeding Debt
Unfunded pension liabilities are higher than capital-related debt at the country’s public universities, according to a report Moody’s Investors Service issued Friday. On Inside Higher Ed.