Articles of Interest about Higher Ed - Sept 23
/***HIGHER ED
Higher education's existential crisis
https://www.axios.com/colleges-universities-crisis-e437549e-b5ad-4e6c-8bab-f32db1065d14.html
The University Of Texas’ Secret Strategy to keep out Black Students
Springfield Technical Community College warns of lead contamination on quad
2019 Survey of Admissions Leaders: The Pressure Grows
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/admissions-directors-face-growing-pressure
Trump-era labor board wants to make it that much harder for graduate students on private college campuses to form unions
Why colleges are struggling to graduate more teachers
https://www.educationdive.com/news/why-colleges-are-struggling-to-graduate-more-teachers/563131/
***HIGHER ED & FINANCES
The rise of corporate colleges
https://www.axios.com/corporate-colleges-workforce-training-33831fbb-2d21-4683-8dab-8b2424bff439.html
***HIGHER ED & THE LAW
8 religion-related cases to watch when the Supreme Court is back in session
***THE COST OF COLLEGE
For-profit middlemen may be driving up the cost of online higher education
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/for-profit-middlemen-may-be-driving-up-the-cost-of-online-higher-education-2019-09-19
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Minot State professor responds to backlash over image of Trump
Emory investigates 2 new cases of faculty using racial slur in class
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Chicago Bans Wheaton College Students From Evangelizing in Park, Students Sue
Christian activist group demands criminal probe of Jerry Falwell Jr.
***RESEARCH
Peer Review Survey 2019
https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/peer-review-survey-2019/
‘There is a problem’: Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science
How do different stakeholders – authors, editors, readers, publishers, the public – value peer review quality?”
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/09/12/ask-the-chefs-peer-review-quality/
Understanding peer review: My first 12 months as a journal editor
https://www.editage.com/insights/understanding-peer-review-my-first-12-months-as-a-journal-editor
Giving Credit: Gender and the hidden labour behind academic prestige
Misconduct is more frequent among the papers retracted from lower impact journals”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911119301529
***STUDENT LIFE
Two white students are charged with assaulting a black student
Growing Number of Colleges let Students pick their Names
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/17/growing-number-colleges-let-students-pick-their-names
1 in 4 Youths Has Vaped. Will State Bans Do Anything?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/us/vaping-states-regulation.html
College voter turnout rate more than doubled in 2018
34 Things Lazy College Students Will Probably Appreciate
https://www.buzzfeed.com/racheldunkel/things-lazy-college-students-will-probably-appreciate
***SEXUAL ASSAULT
Association of college administrators that deal with campus sexual assaults prompts controversy
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/17/new-statement-title-ix-association-draws-controversy