Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Nov 22
/***HIGHER ED
Has a U.S. College Given Russia Too Friendly a Platform https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/arts/american-university-russian-influence.html
U.S. Colleges Suspend Hong Kong Study Abroad Programs Amid Violence https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/university/hong-kong-study-abroad-programs/
As more colleges become Hispanic-serving, some are playing catch-up https://www.educationdive.com/news/as-more-colleges-become-hispanic-serving-some-are-playing-catch-up/567700/
At women's colleges, rules vary widely for trans and nonbinary students https://www.educationdive.com/news/at-womens-colleges-trans-and-nonbinary-applicants-face-inconsistent-rules/567537/
UC Berkeley keeps a lid on 2,000 protesters, allowing conservative commentator Ann Coulter to speak https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-22/uc-berkeley-keeps-a-lid-on-2-000-protesters-allowing-conservative-commentator-ann-coulter-to-speak
***COLLEGES & FINANCE
Private colleges convinced company to scuttle release of list of projected college closures https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/19/private-colleges-convinced-company-scuttle-release-list-projected-college-closures
A Doomsday List of Possible College Closures Inspired Panic and Legal Threats. That’s Telling. https://www.chronicle.com/article/A-Doomsday-List-of-Possible/247592?cid=wsinglestory_6_1a
What to Know About Lists of Financially Challenged Colleges https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/01/publishing-colleges-financial-information-has-long-history-and-raises-larger-set
Moody Foundation Gives $100M to SMU https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/11/13/moody-foundation-gives-100m-smu
***RACISM ON CAMPUS
The Trouble With ‘Ole Miss’ https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/11082019-OleMiss
Racist Incidents At Syracuse University Spark Fear Among Students https://www.npr.org/2019/11/21/781514681/racist-incidents-at-syracuse-university-spark-fear-among-students
Security tightened at Syracuse University after a white supremacist manifesto was posted on a campus forum https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/19/syracuse-university-manifesto-security-tightened-after-latest-racist-incident/4237543002/
***TEACHING
A Baylor ASL professor apologized after a guest speaker began promoting conversion therapy https://nbcnews.to/33uefTg
Teaching About Race and Racism in the College Classroom’ A white professor offers her views. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/12/author-discusses-her-new-book-teaching-about-race-and-racism
***ACADEMIC LIFE
The play centers around an accusation of plagiarism by an aging female professor, toward a young male college student http://ashlandtidings.com/lifestyle/third-takes-on-many-meanings-in-third
Two Arkansas chemistry professors arrested for allegedly making meth https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/16/us/arkansas-professors-arrested-meth/
Professor keeps job despite "racist, sexist, and homophobic" posts https://www.cbsnews.com/news/professor-get-to-keep-job-despite-posts-school-calls-racist-sexist-and-homophobic/
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
After Christian College found out she was married to a woman, she was expelled, lawsuit says https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-21/she-married-woman-expelled-by-college-lawsuit-says
Student wins Lip Sync battle: Comes Out to Christian University https://www.pride.com/music/2019/11/18/student-comes-out-christian-university-dazzlingly-gay-lip-sync
Calls for Shared Governance at Loyola Chicago https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/18/professors-loyola-chicago-object-presidents-top-down-leadership-style
***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
A former Liberty University student was convicted Tuesday of aggravated sexual battery against an instructor https://www.newsadvance.com/news/crime/ex-lu-student-convicted-of-sexual-battery/article_e0e1ed1d-32fd-59f1-a33d-434ee0c80b63.html
Liberty University announces $5 million new indoor tennis facility on campus https://wset.com/news/local/liberty-university-announces-new-indoor-tennis-facility-on-campus
***RESEARCH
It’s okay to lose confidence in your previous research https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/it-is-okay-to-lose-confidence-in-your-previous-research
How 1 Study Changed The Field Of Psychiatry Forever https://www.npr.org/2019/11/18/780563160/how-1-study-changed-the-field-of-psychiatry-forever
Should we mind if authorship is falsified? « Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/11/15/should-we-mind-if-authorship-is-falsified/
Survey: Most educators find research hard to access https://www.educationdive.com/news/survey-most-educators-find-research-hard-to-access/567772/
***STUDENT LIFE
When a College Student has a troubled roommate https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/well/family/college-student-roommate-anxiety-depression-mental-health-son-daughter-parents.html
W&L Law Students Demand Right To Strip George Washington And Robert E. Lee From Their Diplomas https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2019/11/wl-law-students-demand-right-to-strip-george-washington-and-robert-e-lee-from-their-diplomas.html
How To Find A Mentor And Make It Work https://www.npr.org/2019/10/25/773158390/how-to-find-a-mentor-and-make-it-work
Why millennials are ditching diamond engagement rings https://www.abc27.com/news/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/why-millennials-are-ditching-diamond-engagement-rings/
Nearly 1 in 3 students at San Ysidro School District are homeless https://www.10news.com/news/nearly-1-in-3-students-at-san-ysidro-school-district-is-homeless
Oxford Union president resigns after outcry over treatment of blind student https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/uk/oxford-union-president-resignation-gbr-scli-intl/index.html
High school student views on the First Amendment: Trends in the 21st Century https://knightfoundation.org/reports/high-school-student-views-on-the-first-amendment:-trends-in-the-21st-century/
***THE GEN DIVIDE
OK boomer: The psychology of why baby boomers complain about millenials and Gen Z https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/11/12/20950235/ok-boomer-kids-these-days-psychology
Gen Z Is Calling Gen X The "Karen Generation" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/gen-z-is-calling-gen-x-the-karen-generation
'OK, Boomer' Vs. 'OK, Millennial': Workplace Nightmare, Or Just A Meme? https://www.npr.org/2019/11/18/779783608/-okboomer-vs-okmillennial-workplace-nightmare-or-just-a-meme
What is a VSCO girl? OK, boomer. A parents' dictionary to teen slang words, sksksksksk https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/11/15/vsco-girl-ok-boomer-teen-slang-words-explained-parents-dictionary/2456251001/
***CAMPUS CRIME
Police fail to provide timely information in second Meriam Library shooter threat https://theorion.com/82207/opinion/police-fail-to-provide-timely-information-in-second-meriam-library-shooter-threat/
***STUDENTS & FINANCE
Divorce? Marry off your kid? As financial aid confusion grows, parents consider drastic measures https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/11/22/fafsa-college-financial-aid-what-is-efc/3930953002/
Michael Murphy: University of Florida Student President Faces Impeachment Over $50,000 Donald Trump Jr. Visit https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-murphy-university-of-florida-student-president-faces-impeachment-over-dollar50000-donald-trump-jr-visit
Five facts about student loans https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2019/11/12/five-facts-about-student-loans/
When it comes to higher ed, there's no debate about what today's students need (opinion) https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education/471176-when-it-comes-to-higher-ed-theres-no-debate-about-what-todays
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Former Title IX coordinator alleges she was forced out for doing her job https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/21/former-title-ix-coordinator-claims-she-was-forced-out-upholding-law
Anonymous: What they don’t say about sexual assault on your campus tour (opinion) https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/11/10/opinion/anonymous-what-they-dont-say-about-sexual-assault-on-your-campus-tour/