Civil Rights Intimidation
An East Tennessee State University student was arrested Wednesday after wearing a gorilla mask and handing out bananas at a Black Lives Matter protest on campus. In the Washington Post.
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Speedo Privilege
The outdoors club of the Claremont Colleges has cancelled its annual Speedo Hike due to concerns regarding body positivity. On Campus Reform.
Don’t Ignore Default Rates
"The message is clear: as a college, who your owners are matters more than whether your students succeed," writes Preston Cooper. On Economics 21.
A Gender-Neutral Student Code
The UNC-Chapel Hill Student Congress has eliminated all gendered pronouns from its student code, replacing them with "gender-neutral" words. On the Daily Tar Heel.
Triggered by Archaeology
An archaeology lecturer at the University College London told his students to feel free to leave during class if they’re concerned that any of the material might be too triggering for them to handle. On National Review.
Shared Governance, Not Shared Power
According to a new report from the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, most presidents and university board members believe that shared governance could be more effective. On Inside Higher Ed.
Jeb! Joins Harvard
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will join the Kennedy School of Government as a visiting fellow in the Program on Education Policy and Governance this fall. In the Harvard Crimson.
Save the Freshman
“Censoring the English language through the dissemination of lists of acceptable vocabulary is...a sinister first step towards Orwellian restriction of language," writes the Daily Princetonian Editorial Board.
A Lesson for Parents
"While it’s a kind and generous gesture for parents to pay for their child’s college, is it a practice their children might be better off without?" asks Annie Holmquist. On FEE.
The Liberal and Conservative
"Although the academy may never achieve an equal balance of progressives and conservatives, the scholarship it produces will likely benefit from a greater diversity of viewpoints," writes Sean Stevens. n Heterodox Academy.