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June 14, 2023Academe Today: Florida is embracing an ‘alternative’ standardized test. Will other states follow?
A look at diversity on American campuses; tips on how colleges can defend against cyberattacks; a resurgence of a modern-dance form; and more. -
June 13, 2023
Academe Today: A governor tells public colleges: The drag show must not go on
With Supreme Court ruling imminent on race-conscious admission, talk of reform; professor at New College angered a trustee and lost his job; and more. -
June 12, 2023
Academe Today: The college classroom is being reshaped by legislation in Florida and Texas
Prospective students increasingly feel unprepared for college; making your teaching more inclusive; updates of our DEI legislation tracker; and more. -
June 9, 2023
Academe Today: When a state cuts the higher-ed budget, public regionals take the hit
How much one state’s public colleges spend on diversity; getting feedback from students; microcredentials explained; course evaluations; and more. -
June 8, 2023
Academe Today: How shoddy data becomes sensational research (opinion)
A rural student grows in Washington; your productive yet restorative summer; an attendee’s first NAFSA conference; and more. -
June 7, 2023
Academe Today: The campus job talk from hell
Columbia U. withdraws from “U.S. News” undergraduate rankings; what faculty members and graduate students won in strikes this academic year; and more. -
June 6, 2023
Academe Today: How colleges spent extra Covid-relief money on students
More students want remote learning, but colleges still debate it; bias-response teams are a bad idea; reply-all emails as aggressive acts; and more. -
June 5, 2023
Academe Today: The college that mortgaged everything
Higher ed’s biggest financial losses from the pandemic; how diverse your college’s faculty is; updates on our DEI legislation tracker; and more. -
June 2, 2023
Academe Today: A CUNY grad criticized Israel at commencement. Trustees called her words “hate speech.”
Why Trump and DeSantis focus on accreditors; dual-enrollment policy spurs religious-freedom spat; managing course evaluations; your letters; and more. -
June 1, 2023
Academe Today: Are diversity statements illegal?
Covid-relief money was a lifeline for some; tracking higher ed’s pandemic aid; Boston U. president scolds commencement hecklers; and more.
