Will Yale Rename Its Entire University?
"If Yale University President Peter Salovey thinks Calhoun College is a bad name, he may want to think about renaming the entire school," writes Rebecca Downs. On Red Alert Politics.
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Saunders-White Steps Down
North Carolina Central University chancellor Debra Saunders-White has temporarily stepped down for medical reasons. NCCU's provost will replace her.
Diversity Training
A new freshmen training program to be debuted this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to teach students why they should not use “disrespectful" speech. On the College Fix.
ABA Cracks Down
The American Bar Association is considering a plan that question the accreditation of any law school where fewer than three-quarters of the students pass the bar within two years. On Bloomberg.
Digital, Verified and Less Open
Colleges are using digital badges to help their students display skills to employers or graduate programs. Badges show achievements like professional development and school activities. On Inside Higher Ed.
Defining the Relationship
"I’m not your boss, your parent, or your BFF. I’m your professor, and here is what that means," writes Rob Jenkins. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Intellectuals Are Freaks
"It might not hurt if every professor...as a condition of career advancement, had to spend a year or two working in a shopping mall, hotel, hospital, or warehouse," writes Michael Lind. On Off Center.
The Due Process Problem
"Sexual assaults on college campuses do occur and are a serious issue, but justice requires procedures that afford due process both to accusers and to the accused," writes KC Johnson. On Minding the Campus.
Adulting at ECU
East Carolina University is starting an "adulting" counseling program to help students deal with growing up. On WFMY.
Wainstein Speaks
In a press conference, former U.S. Justice Department official Kenneth Wainstein discusses details surrounding the UNC academic scandal. On the News and Observer.