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Students of Color Take Biggest Hit in Illinois Higher Education Funding Crisis
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education questions why flagship programs and research facilities have bypassed minority-serving institutions.
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At the U. of Missouri, Searching for President Everything
The University of Missouri system is looking for a new president, but given the system's recent upheaval a better title for the new leader might well be "miracle worker." The previous president, Timothy M. Wolfe, resigned in November following widespread protests over racial problems at the flagship campus, in Columbia. The system is still reeling from the demonstrations that led to the resignations of Mr. Wolfe and R. Bowen Loftin, the Columbia campus’s chancellor.
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Tenure After Teaching Intelligent Design
Eric Hedin, the associate professor of astronomy and physics at Ball State University who was investigated in 2014 for allegedly teaching intelligent design, has earned tenure. That’s despite claims that he was proselytizing in a science class and the university’s strong affirmation of the scientific consensus around evolution in light of the allegations. Hedin declined comment on the promotion, and a university spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions about how, if at all, past concerns about Hedin’s teaching were resolved.
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Audio/Video: What Quality Do the Most Successful People Share? True Grit
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences joins a conversation about grit being a characteristic that successful people share.
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Campus Concealed Carry: University of Texas Hears Faculty Concerns
As Texas prepares to become the ninth state to allow licensed holders to carry guns on campus, at least one question looms large for the University of Texas System's regents: Can faculty ban guns from their offices? Unable to settle this question Thursday, as well as the additional question of whether holders should be prohibited from keeping a bullet in the chamber of a semi-automatic weapon, the regents postponed any action until they meet again in July.
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Behind Some Campus Protests, a Team of Paid Professionals
Armed with a blue and white megaphone and a poster featuring a female silhouette and the words "stop blaming victims," Kelsey Bourgeois was at the epicenter of a large protest late last month just off Brigham Young University’s campus. The crowd assembled with the goal of persuading the university to relax its strict honor code and to grant immunity to people who come forward about sexual assault. The cause is personal for Ms. Bourgeois. She was raised Mormon and is herself a sexual-assault survivor two times over.
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What Happened to the Campus Race Demonstrations?
Student activists at Harvard Law School had a busy fall mounting a campaign that put increasing pressure on administrators to improve race relations within the school. They publicly pressured the college to change its seal, which was modeled on the family crest of an 18th-century slaveholder, demanded answers after someone placed pieces of black tape over the portraits of black professors, and issued a list of demands to make Harvard Law a more diverse and inclusive community. Then came time for final exams. Then winter break. The movement slowed.
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Video: Foundations Pledge Nearly $125M to Flint Recovery
Katherina Rosqueta of the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy says, “Philanthropic funds have always been a drop in the ocean compared to the resources that government and the private sector have.”
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Commentary: Soda Tax the Right Prescription for City’s Health
Gene Bishop of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about the benefits to the city’s health regarding the proposed soda tax.
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State Insurance Mandates for Autism Treatment Fall Short
David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine evaluates insurance mandates for autistic children.