…on other application materials as proxies for race. Institutions could potentially, for example, give greater preference to applicants who write about their “racial experiences” with discrimination or “contribution to a…
…transformation,” for which Carolina North will be a “catalyst.” Oh, please. Whatever transforming the thousands of businesses located in North Carolina might need to do as economic conditions change will…
…The student who takes five years and barely graduates will likely get far more aid from the feds than the hard-working, brilliant student graduating in three years. The feds have…
…for women, so there will be additional costs for starting up three new programs. Adding three new teams in minor sports will add to the school’s expenses, but virtually nothing…
…including $5,000 to a professor for a project entitled “Creating an Engaging, Equity-Minded, Fluid and Inclusive Syllabus.” Another $5,000 was awarded to grantees who will host a “Diversity Matters: Informational…
…policymakers trying to assess the success of such programs without complete data. There is little broad research on credential programs. Practical Strategy, LLC, a policy analysis firm, conducted a study…
…homogeneity” and envisions an open-ended project to “incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into courses, curricula, teaching styles/methods, and more.” Other pieces of the initiative involve the “excavation” of the university’s…
…in the U.S. It’s still unclear which solutions will work and which models will prove most useful. Some may be wrong. Science is an iterative, collaborative process wherein various researchers…
…George Bernard Shaw. In this piece, I will focus on how the “smart classroom” enables me better to teach Wagner to my students. The urgency in dramaturgy consists in translating…
…be easy, involving little study or intellectual exertion. When humanities courses turned out to be challenging and interesting (e.g., philosophy, history, classical music) they were—at least for me—a delight. Those…