Terms ‘Housewife’ and ‘Homosexual’ Deemed Offensive
The University Language Guide at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales classifies words like 'housewife' and 'homosexual' as discriminatory. In National Review.
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Audit Reveals $2M in Hidden Bonuses
Administrators at the University of Missouri have received over $2 million in hidden bonuses over the past three years. In The Washington Post.
Speech Codes Backfire
UNC Wilmington professor Mike Adams argues that speech codes reinforce negative stereotypes and harm minority students. In the Daily Tar Heel.
Is Free Speech Toxic?
"We are seeing a new generation of students emerge from universities, starved of the viewpoint diversity that is so crucial to their intellectual development," says Ashton Trumble. On See Thru Edu.
Making Exams Effective
Grand View University professor Kevin Gannon offers insight on how exams can better assess student learning. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Aftermath at Middlebury
New details on the shouting down of a speaker have added to the soul-searching at Middlebury. In Inside Higher Ed.
Shouting Down a Lecture
Middlebury students chanted and shouted to prevent Charles Murray from speaking. In Inside Higher Ed.
Law Students Protest UNC Board
Law students and professors silently protested on Thursday when the UNC Board of Governors discussed a proposal to prevent UNC centers from representing third-party clients. On WRAL.
Spellings discusses free speech, HBCUs, campus visits
UNC president marks her first year in office with an interview on a wide range of subjects. In Carolina Journal.
Replicating the Tennessee Promise
As Tennessee’s Promise program expands to include adult students, other community college scholarship programs are figuring out how to replicate its success. In Inside Higher Ed.