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A report out of Harvard argues that its grading practices interfere with its educational mission. Is this a common probl...
11/14/2025

A report out of Harvard argues that its grading practices interfere with its educational mission. Is this a common problem in higher education?

Harvard says it has a problem with grades. Is this true elsewhere in higher ed?

Opinion | The sociologist Jukka Savolainen explains what's wrong with sociology--and how to fix it.
11/14/2025

Opinion | The sociologist Jukka Savolainen explains what's wrong with sociology--and how to fix it.

Other social scientists have reformed. Sociologists haven’t.

Texas A&M System Sharply Restricts How Faculty Can Teach About Race and Gender
11/14/2025

Texas A&M System Sharply Restricts How Faculty Can Teach About Race and Gender

A new policy approved Thursday — following a viral video that led to a professor’s firing — prohibits courses from advocating for “race or gender ideology” without prior approval.

A recent UC-San Diego report finds that a number of first-year students’ math skills fall below middle school standards,...
11/14/2025

A recent UC-San Diego report finds that a number of first-year students’ math skills fall below middle school standards, sparking fierce online debate over college readiness levels.

Faculty members published a new report documenting the subpar math and writing skills of the first-year class at one of the nation’s most selective institutions.

Breaking news: In a letter to UVA faculty, former president James Ryan gave his first detailed account of the circumstan...
11/14/2025

Breaking news: In a letter to UVA faculty, former president James Ryan gave his first detailed account of the circumstances that led to his departure.

In an expansive letter, the former University of Virginia president told the story of his resignation, blasting board members and saying the government had pledged to “bleed UVA white.”

Opinion | A long-time, and controversial, higher-ed leader talks civic centers, politics, and the future of the sector. ...
11/14/2025

Opinion | A long-time, and controversial, higher-ed leader talks civic centers, politics, and the future of the sector. https://chroni.cl/49OTXJ5

The former university president on how the sector got into trouble.

For years, observers worried about careerism among some college grads. But the rise of careerism is symptomatic of a bro...
11/13/2025

For years, observers worried about careerism among some college grads. But the rise of careerism is symptomatic of a broader trend: the perceived need to commit to a path as early as possible.

Their careerism is a consequence of competition and optimized childhood, a guest columnist argues.

Opinion | Religion and society are complicated, interrelated, and finally indefinable; attempts to grasp them are bound ...
11/13/2025

Opinion | Religion and society are complicated, interrelated, and finally indefinable; attempts to grasp them are bound to obscure as much as they illumine. https://chroni.cl/3WTXRc8

The philosopher’s new book considers the “conjoined twins” of society and religion.

Virginia -- It's a key political battleground state in national politics and in the war over higher education. Listen to...
11/13/2025

Virginia -- It's a key political battleground state in national politics and in the war over higher education. Listen to our latest episodes of College Matters to understand why.

With one university president felled and another imperiled, fights over DEI in the commonwealth are getting brutal.

Social 1: Security details for college leaders are “likely to become the norm,” one higher education expert said.
11/13/2025

Social 1: Security details for college leaders are “likely to become the norm,” one higher education expert said.

While the number of presidents and board members with such protection is small, experts on safety and leadership say it will only grow.

After an instructor showed a graphic depicting the "pyramid of white supremacy," she found herself under investigation. ...
11/13/2025

After an instructor showed a graphic depicting the "pyramid of white supremacy," she found herself under investigation. Her own dean was listed as the complainant.

An Indiana University lecturer has been removed from the classroom while her institution investigates whether she violated the state’s controversial intellectual-diversity law.

Opinion | At Colorado State, a couple of zealous social work instructors were practicing something that looks a lot like...
11/12/2025

Opinion | At Colorado State, a couple of zealous social work instructors were practicing something that looks a lot like indoctrination.

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