President Trump’s rise to power prompted numerous think pieces from political scientists about the virtues (or lack thereof) of political neutrality in the classroom.
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Higher Education Trailblazers Champion Community Building and Equality
There are many business, leadership and technology lessons learned from the higher education industry regarding change management, successful digital business transformation and the importance of community building, equality and diversity.
Charlotte Talks: What DeVos’ Reversal On Campus Sexual Assault Guidance Means For Schools, Students
Colleges now have a different way of handling sexual assaults. Education Secretary Betsy Devos set that in motion by overturning Obama-era guidelines but the move is controversial. A closer look.
The Campus Free Speech Wars Are Dramatically Changing What It Means To Be A College Republican
Here’s how it’s happened the last few years: Some campus group, often a College Republican organization, will invite the right-wing provocateur — known by his first name and for his racist stunts and social media trolling — to campus. Offended classmates will plan protests.
Atlantic 10 Preview: Rhode Island leads the way
Beginning in September and running up through November 10th, the first day of the regular season, College Basketball Talk will be unveiling the 2017-2018 NBCSports.com college hoops preview package. Today, we are previewing the Atlantic 10.
Campus Hate Lives on the Internet. Administrators Need to Catch Up.
Is there a difference between “real life” and the digital realm? I’ve heard parents and professors talk about these worlds as distinct, but for young people who have grown up with the internet, they are one and the same.
College Enshrines Healthy Living in Bricks and Mortar
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Pledges by college students to abstain from drugs and alcohol are nothing new. Now some students are meditating, working out, practicing yoga, eating healthfully. And at the University of Vermont it’s become a bona fide lifestyle.
Texas Tech Student in Custody After Campus Police Officer Is Fatally Shot
HOUSTON — A college freshman shot and killed a campus police officer at Texas Tech University in Lubbock on Monday night after the student was taken to the university police station for questioning in a drug-related case, the authorities said.
The False ‘Science’ of Implicit Bias
Few academic ideas have been as eagerly absorbed into public discourse lately as “implicit bias.
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The inside track on Washington politics. The career path to the presidency is changing. So is the nature of the job, with more focus on short-term gains.