Why America’s Historically Black Colleges Are Struggling Slate.com Why America’s Historically Black Colleges Are Struggling Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education shares her thoughts on how recessions impact the financial standing of historically black colleges and universities.
Poverty Shrinks Brains From Birth Nature.com Poverty Shrinks Brains From Birth Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on research that reveals how the stress of growing up poor can affect a child’s brain development.
Justice Dept. Sues a University for Firing a Professor Who Switched Gender The Washington Post Justice Dept. Sues a University for Firing a Professor Who Switched Gender The U.S. Justice Department is suing an Oklahoma university, charging that school officials discriminated against a professor who changed gender during her time working there. Rachel Tudor was hired as a tenure-track assistant professor in the English department at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2004, after applying as a man with a traditionally male name, according to the lawsuit filed Monday.
The Puerto Rican Problem The New Yorker The Puerto Rican Problem Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School is quoted about Puerto Rico once being known as an “attractive locale … for American companies to operate in.”
Revolving Door of Teachers Costs Schools Billions Every Year National Public Radio Revolving Door of Teachers Costs Schools Billions Every Year Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about teacher retention and the costs associated with having a high teacher turnover.
Northeastern U. at Silicon Valley Inside Higher Ed Northeastern U. at Silicon Valley Silicon Valley’s “war for talent” has technology companies tempting potential recruits with benefits such as egg freezing, gourmet cafeterias and private shuttles. But few can match semiconductor producer Integrated Device Technology’s latest perk: a graduate school in the office. Northeastern University on Monday officially unveiled its latest branch campus, adding to its locations in Charlotte, N.C., and Seattle.
Excellence v Equity The Economist Excellence v Equity If you learned that the top dogs in a particular market were the same as 100 years ago, you would probably surmise that the business concerned had suffered a century of stagnation.
Drexel Pulls Back Inside Higher Ed Drexel Pulls Back Drexel University has begun to scale back a series of expansion efforts, a sign that the university’s ambitious plans may not have played out as hoped. The university mostly recently decided to shut down a campus in Sacramento, 3,000 miles from its main campus in Philadelphia. After just a year, Drexel also scaled back a partnership with Philadelphia-area community colleges.
Oklahoma Inquiry Traces Racist Song to National Gathering of Fraternity The New York Times Oklahoma Inquiry Traces Racist Song to National Gathering of Fraternity A racist song that caused a national uproar when it was caught on video was a fixture within a fraternity chapter at the University of Oklahoma and not an anomaly, the university reported Friday, and members first learned it at a gathering of the national fraternity four years ago.
Netanyahu’s Victory and Israel’s Future E-International Relations Netanyahu’s Victory and Israel’s Future Ian Lustick of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about politics in Israel.