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Some Professors Face Punishments as Colleges Crack Down on Gaza Protests
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Faculty members at Indiana University at Bloomington who were arrested at an encampment have been banned from campus for a year.
Why Encampments Scare College Presidents
They're weighing free speech against safety — and risking escalation.By David Jesse Illustration by The Chronicle In ordering demonstrators to disperse, leaders are motivated by concerns about safety, legal risk, and perception. But sending in the police can backfire.
Head of Federal-Aid Office to Step Down Amid Continuing FAFSA Crisis
By Eric Hoover Richard A. Cordray will leave amid waves of criticism of the Education Department's botched rollout of a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which has hurt students and colleges alike.
SUMMER DEAVER
Summer DeaverSummer Deaver has been appointed director of the Caroline Huber Holistic Wellness Center at Brookdale Community College. Her background is in wellness, mindfulness, and leadership. Deaver served as executive director of Yoga Peace Kula and chief of staff at the Marilyn Group.
Faith, Family and Community, Darius Robinson, 2024 Male Winner
School: University of MissouriYear: Graduate StudentMajor: Hospitality Management As the NFL Draft approached this spring, football pundits noted not only Darius Robinson’s athletic prowess, but his versatility and ability to play multiple positions. Robinson himself said he’s open to doing whatever a team needs from him. He proved that in his final year of college football, switching from the interior defensive tackle, which he had played throughout his time at University of Missouri,
Canvas Site Spotlight: Thomas Nechyba’s Econ 101 Course
At the end of Fall 2023, we asked students to share the names of any instructors they thought had used Canvas particularly well. We were thrilled to see dozens of instructors recommended, and are pleased to share with you a selection of these student-approved Canvas course sites. We hope this series provides inspiration for instructors who are either just starting out with Canvas or are reimagining how they organize their
Charlie Baker Goes to the NCAA
For Charlie Baker, there are a lot of things similar about being a governor and the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) — the nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics at about 1,100 schools across the nation.“One of the things that’s similar is the diversity of the constituency,” says Baker, who took the helm of the NCAA in March 2023. “If you’re a governor — at least in
Chaotic and thrilling: Columbia’s radio station is live from the student protests
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations roil campus, the station’s undergraduate reporters – working 18 hour days – have become an essential news source“The turning point was certainly immediate, very sudden … We received a tip at 4am that there would be a demonstration on Columbia’s campus, and pretty soon after that, we went live on air.”The presenter, Georgia Dillane, is describing the moment on 17 April that student radio station WKCR was
USC vetoed a Muslim student’s graduation speech for her pro-Palestinian views. Why? | Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan
The California university cancelled Asna Tabassum’s speech because of ‘security concerns’. The real reason is cowardiceWhen Asna Tabassum, a hijab-wearing Muslim, was announced as the valedictorian for the University of Southern California class of 2024, my initial reaction was the thought of my south Asian mother saying, “What are you doing? Why aren’t you valedictorian?” But what followed was pride.Then the university announced last week that it would no longer
Campus Free Expression, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can — and Must — Coexist
We are asking today’s college students to go a long way to become the leaders the world needs. They come to college after years of pandemic-related interruptions to their lives and education. After they leave our campuses, they have to navigate and carve their way in a world that is increasingly polarized.Dr. Lori S. WhiteAt a time when colleges, universities, and their leaders are questioned about how they contribute to
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