Thursday, the federal government sent a message that it’s taking sexual harassment on college campuses seriously. Education officials of 55 schools facing investigation for their handling of sexual abuse allegations. This comes after the...
Here in Redbird Country, staff and students at Illinois State University grew accustomed to a school president so recognized and beloved that his last name was frequently shouted by cheering students at home basketball...
Regarding Ruth Marcus’s April 20 op-ed column, “Needed schooling on bad behavior”: Academic culture and campus culture are inextricably linked. The epidemic of student drinking and sexual assault stems from the failure of too...
Amid the cacophony over whether University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall will be impeached or even jailed, let’s take a moment to remember what this is all about. The Texas House Special Committee...
Wednesday is accepted as William Shakespeare’s birthday, and on the Bard’s 450th, American higher education gives him about as much love as the Capulets gave the Montagues. Many top American universities don’t require students...
Dartmouth College President Philip Hanlon called for a halt to student intolerance, drinking and sexual misconduct that he said have damaged the school’s reputation and contributed to a plunge in applications this year. “Dartmouth’s...
Much ink has been spilled recently discussing Brandeis University’s shameful decision to rescind its offer of an honorary degree to Ayaan Hirsi Ali. As a Brandeis alum (Class of ’13) who currently makes a...
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