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Wisconsin Regents Back Free Speech
The University of Wisconsin has become the latest university system to officially affirm the right to free speech and academic freedom for all students amid concerns that academia is trying to protect students from being offended by classroom lectures and discussions. The system’s Board of Regents voted 16 to 2 on Friday to adopt a resolution stating that the university should not shield people from ideas or opinions they find unwelcome or offensive. “These are not just pretty words we are going to put in a brass plaque,” said a regent, José Delgado.
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Schools Must Make Computer Science a Priority
Yasmin Kafai of the Graduate School of Education wrote an op-ed on the importance for students of learning to code.
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Refusing to Be Evaluated by a Formula
With the advent of Google Scholar and other metrics for faculty productivity, advancing one’s career as a professor is much more of a numbers game than it used to be.
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Europe’s Carbon-trading System Is Better Than Thought, and Could Be Better Still
Arthur van Benthem of the Wharton School co-writes an article about the EU’s carbon-trading system.
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Penn Saves Bill the Navy Goat in Time for Kickoff
Intern Holly Roessner and Louise Southwood of the New Bolton Center and Holly Stewart of the School of Veterinary Medicine are highlighted for providing treatment for the Navy goat.
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The End of Fees? Lessons From Amazon for Fintech Startups
Rakesh Vohra of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on the pricing structures used in investing software.
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GW President Apologizes to Student After Palestinian Flag Incident
The president of George Washington University has personally apologized to a student who campus police had written up for violating school policy by flying a flag outside of his dorm window.
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Paying to Ignore Racism
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education writes about institutions that choose to ignore racism on campus.
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The Folly of Targeting Big Pharma
Michael Mandel of the Wharton School authored an op-ed arguing that the biggest driver of rising health-care spending is the cost of labor, not drugs.
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Big(ger) Guns on Campus
Northeastern University is arming some members of its police force with semiautomatic rifles, despite the apprehensions of the nearby Boston Police Department and critics who worry about an increasing militarization of campus law enforcement. The decision -- motivated by a string of recent shootings on campuses and elsewhere -- has proven to be controversial, and drawn sharp condemnation from Boston’s police commissioner.