Thursday, Aug. 7th - Higher Education News
First-Generation Students, Social Class, and Literacy - posted Jul. 23rdI work as an academic adviser and adjunct instructor at a small, public, four-year university that provides the usual spread of bachelor’s degree programs, as well as several master’s degrees. I have done similar work at a private liberal arts college and... How I Learned to Love Athletic Recruits - posted Jul. 23rdI don’t think of myself as a logical candidate to help first-generation college athletes graduate. I’m fifty-nine and middle class, not a former athlete or a first-generation college graduate, and obviously not hip. More to the point, I’m white and Texas-b... Fulbright Grants to Palestinian Students in Gaza Withdrawn - posted Jun. 9thThe American Association of University Professors notes with great concern that the Department of State has withdrawn all Fulbright grants to Palestinian students in Gaza who had planned to study in American universities because the government of Israel ha... AAUP Issues Report Regarding the University of New Haven - posted Jun. 9thWashington, D.C. — The University of New Haven administration disregarded widely accepted academic standards when it decided to dismiss English professor Marianna M. Vieira last year, concludes the report of an AAUP investigating team. Vieira was dismissed...
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