Faculty Lounge Louisiana Struggles to Balance Budget for Free Tuition Program Accuracy in Academia September 12, 2017 The state of Louisiana is studying how to balance the budget for a free tuition program for state residents, which has ballooned to over $300 million.
Faculty Lounge It Cost Bellevue College $1,600 to Cover Conference on Social Justice Training Accuracy in Academia September 11, 2017 A college covered the tab for a social justice training, which cost $1,600.
Faculty Lounge Charles Murray Called a “White Nationalist” by Harvard Students Accuracy in Academia Scholar Charles Murray was called a “white nationalist” by Harvard students, who do not agree with the premise of his 1994 book on nature-vs.-nurture in ethnic groups.
Faculty Lounge Betsy DeVos: We’ll Return to Defending Rights of Accused in Sexual Assault Cases Accuracy in Academia September 8, 2017 Due process for the accused is making a comeback under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Faculty Lounge Racism Allegations Dog Professors who said that ‘All Cultures are Not Equal’ Accuracy in Academia Two college professors are being dogged for saying that “not all cultures are created equal” and have been criticized for it.
Faculty Lounge Boston College vs. Labor Board on Unionization of Students Accuracy in Academia Boston College, a Catholic college, is challenging the National Labor Relations Board (known as NLRB) over student unionization efforts at…
Faculty Lounge Professor in Kansas Plans to Wear Bulletproof Vest to Protest Campus Carry Law Accuracy in Academia September 7, 2017 A college professor at Kansas will wear a bulletproof vest to protest the state’s campus carry law.
Faculty Lounge Concerns about Xenophobia leads to Effort to ‘Decenter English’ as Academic Language Accuracy in Academia Academics may be pushing to remove English as the lingua franca of academia due to allegedly rising xenophobia.
Faculty Lounge Former Obama Official: Recruiting Women for STEM Fields may be ‘Backfiring’ Accuracy in Academia September 6, 2017 A Georgetown University professor said that recruiting women for STEM fields may be “backfiring.”
Faculty Lounge Full Scholarships for DREAMers at University of Miami Accuracy in Academia More dollars for DREAMers: Full scholarships awarded to illegal immigrant students at the University of Miami.
Campus Report Beyond Confederate Statues Accuracy in Academia September 5, 2017 Learn some overlooked facts about the Civil War in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Faculty Lounge Virginia Poll: Half of Residents Prefer Protecting against Discrimination Over Free Speech Accuracy in Academia 50% of Virginia residents prefer protecting against discrimination over protecting freedom of speech, per a poll by VCU.
