Judging by movement at the Legislature, you’d think there’s a significant problem at Arizona’s three universities with students being punished with poor grades solely because of their political views or affiliation. Last month, the Arizona Senate passed a bill that would create “Grade Challenge Departments” at Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona […]
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Medical professors in South Korea said they will cut back on the hours they spend in practice starting on Monday to support trainee doctors on strike for more than a month over a government plan to boost medical school admissions. “It is clear that increasing medical school admissions will […]
Mar. 9—In her years of training Navajo Nation educators, Jennifer Denetdale noticed a persistent problem. A Diné professor and chair of the University of New Mexico’s American Studies Department, Denetdale found there was “no such thing” as a textbook designed for Navajo Government courses. Though the course is widely taken by Diné students — it’s […]
The US Supreme Court is currently considering whether former president Donald Trump should be barred from Colorado’s primary ballot, and a Maynooth professor’s legal theory has become central to his defence. Former president Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican party’s nomination to face incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden in the November 5th US election. […]
Feb. 20—MITCHELL — A pile of rubble may be all that is left of a longtime building on Dakota Wesleyan University’s campus, but the decades worth of fond memories will forever remain in the hearts of the former students and professors who spent years in the building. After spending 31 years teaching business courses in […]
Putting a computer inside someone’s brain used to feel like the edge of science fiction. Today, it’s a reality. Academic and commercial groups are testing “brain-computer interface” devices to enable people with disabilities to function more independently. Yet Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink, has put this technology front and center in debates about safety, ethics and […]
HOLLAND — A team of two Hope College professors have been selected to participate in a fellowship program to “engage the intersections of Christian thought and practice with the academic vocation.” Faculty members Chad Carlson and Deborah Van Duinen were named Lilly Faculty Fellows by the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities. The fellowship […]
“Pseudofossils,” an exhibit of works by University of Iowa printmaking professor Terry Conrad, is now on display at Monmouth College. Terry Conard’s artwork (Monmouth College) The exhibit in the Len G. Everett Gallery on the upper level of Monmouth’s Hewes Library will run through March 7, when Conrad will be on campus for a closing […]
Jan. 22—On the day of the Marshall Fire, Matt Morris placed a frozen burrito in the microwave for lunch, setting the timer for 1 minute and 45 seconds. “When I hit start, everything was normal,” Morris said. “And before it beeped, we were gone.” Morris, a principal instructor in engineering at the University of Colorado […]
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A union representing 29,000 professors and staff throughout the California State University (CSU) system launched a five-day strike on Monday, creating uncertainty for more than 450,000 students on 23 campuses on the first day of the semester. The California Faculty Association and the CSU have been bargaining for a new […]
Three federal search warrants reveal evidence against a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student accused of murdering a professor on campus in August. Tailei Qi, 34, bought a 9 mm pistol online and visited a shooting range the day before the murder, the warrants state. One witness heard an argument between Qi and Zijie Yan, a professor […]
This article was originally published in Nebraska Examiner. LINCOLN — Bills to eliminate tenure protection for university professors in an effort to halt “indoctrination (of) leftist ideology,” and one to do away with Nebraska’s inheritance tax were among 37 proposals introduced during a snowy Monday at the State Capitol. State Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central […]