Should Students Choose Higher-Paying Majors?

Pushing students from science into the humanities tended to decrease their later-life wages — that’s finding is not surprising. But the converse also appeared to be true: Pushing students from the humanities into science also tended to, if anything, decrease their wages. While there are certain very high-paying majors (like engineering, economics, and computer science) that increase students’ earning potential even if they would prefer to study something else, helping students to study their most-preferred major generally seems to provide long-run financial benefits even in the humanities.

Students should know that when it comes to choosing a college degree, small differences in average-wage-by-major statistics shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Especially when the average wage differences between majors are not very big, students should put their own strengths first and not let the statistics cloud their understanding of their own interests.

Zachary Bleemer writing in the The Chronicle of Higher Ed

Stress and Performance

Jeremy Jamieson at Harvard had some students who were prepping for the graduate admissions test read a statement telling them not to worry that feeling anxious will make them do poorly, because research suggests that stress doesn’t hurt performance on tests and can actually help. The students who read the statement scored about 50 points higher on the math section of the practice test than those who didn’t. Plus the students who had been told to interpret the stress positively also did better on the actual GRE, scoring 65 points higher. So in the stressful situations, you want to focus on being excited and challenged rather than worrying that your stress means it’s not going well.

Ashley Merryman quoted in Wired Magazine

The Best Professors

The best professors.. were no longer high priests, selfishly guarding the doors to the kingdom of knowledge to make themselves look more important. They were fellow students – no, fellow human beings – struggling with the mysteries of the universe, human society, historical development, or whatever. They found affinity with their students in their own ignorance and curiosity, in their love of life and beauty, in their mixture of respect and fear, and in that mix they discovered more similarities than differences between themselves and the people who populated their classes. A sense of awe at the world and the human condition stood at the center of their relationships with those students.

Most important, that humility, that fear, that veneration of the unknown spawned a kind of quiet conviction on the part of the best teachers that they and their students could do great things together.

Ken Bain, What the Best College Teachers Do

14 quotes worth reading about students using AI

Bots like ChatGPT show great promise as a “writing consultant” for students. “It’s not often that students have a chance to sit down with a professor and have long discussions about how to go about this paper, that paper, how to approach research on this topic and that topic. But ChatGPT can do that for them, provided…they know how to use the right ethics, to use it as a tool and not a replacement for their work.” CalMatters 

Don’t rely on AI to know things instead of knowing them yourself. AI can lend a helping hand, but it’s an artificial intelligence that isn’t the same as yours. One scientist described to me how younger colleagues often “cobble together a solution” to a problem by using AI. But if the solution doesn’t work, “they don’t have anywhere to turn because they don’t understand the crux of the problem” that they’re trying to solve. Chronicle of Higher Ed

Janine Holc thinks that students are much too reliant on generative AI, defaulting to it, she wrote, “for even the smallest writing, such as a one sentence response uploaded to a shared document.” As a result, wrote Holc, a professor of political science at Loyola University Maryland, “they have lost confidence in their own writing process. I think the issue of confidence in one’s own voice is something to be addressed as we grapple with this topic.” Chronicle of Higher Ed

It’s a conversation that can be evoked at will. But it’s not different in the content. You still have to evaluate what someone says and whether or not it’s sensible. CalMatters 

Helena Kashleva, an adjunct instructor at Florida SouthWestern State College, spots a sea-change in STEM education, noting that many assignments in introductory courses serve mainly to check students’ understanding. “With the advent of AI, grading such assignments becomes pointless.” Chronicle of Higher Ed 

Given how widely faculty members vary on what kinds of AI are OK for students to use, though, that may be an impossible goal. And of course, even if they find common ground, the technology is evolving so quickly that policies may soon become obsolete. Students are also getting more savvy in their use of these tools. It’s going to be hard for their instructors to keep up. Chronicle of Higher Ed 

In situations when you or your group feel stuck, generative AI can definitely help. The trick is to learn how to prompt it in a way that can help you get unstuck. Sometimes you’ll need to try a few prompts up until you’ll get something you like.  UXdesign.cc

Proponents contend that classroom chatbots could democratize the idea of tutoring by automatically customizing responses to students, allowing them to work on lessons at their own pace. Critics warn that the bots, which are trained on vast databases of texts, can fabricate plausible-sounding misinformation — making them a risky bet for schools. New York Times

Parents are eager to have their children use the generative AI technology in the classroom. Sixty-four percent said they think teachers and schools should allow students to use ChatGPT to do schoolwork, with 28 percent saying that schools should encourage the technology’s use. Ed Week

Student newspaper editors at Middlebury College have called for a reconsideration of the school’s honor code after a survey found two-thirds of students admitted to breaking it—nearly twice as many as before the pandemic. Wall Street Journal 

If you are accused of cheating with AI Google Docs or Microsoft Word could help. Both offer a version history function that can keep track of changes to the file, so you can demonstrate how long you worked on it and that whole chunks didn’t magically appear. Some students simply screen record themselves writing. Washington Post 

There is no bright line between “my intelligence” and “other intelligence,” artificial or otherwise. It’s an academic truism that no idea exists in an intellectual vacuum. We use other people’s ideas whenever we quote or paraphrase. The important thing is how. Chronicle of Higher Ed

Quizlet has announced four new AI features that will help with student learning and managing their classwork, including Magic Notes, Memory Score, Quick Summary, and AI-Enhanced Expert Solutions.  ZDnet 

James Neave, Adzuna’s head of data science, recommends interested job applicants build up their AI skills and stand out from the competition in three key ways: Stay on top of developments, use AI in your own work, and show how you’ve used AI successfully to achieve a specific goal. CNBC

30 Great Quotes about AI & Education

ChatGPT is good at grammar and syntax but suffers from formulaic, derivative, or inaccurate content. The tool seems more beneficial for those who already have a lot of experience writing–not those learning how to develop ideas, organize thinking, support propositions with evidence, conduct independent research, and so on. Critical AI

The question isn’t “How will we get around this?” but rather “Is this still worth doing?” The Atlantic

The reasonable conclusion is that there needs to be a split between assignments on which using AI is encouraged and assignments on which using AI can’t possibly help. Chronicle of Higher Ed

If you’re a college student preparing for life in an A.I. world, you need to ask yourself: Which classes will give me the skills that machines will not replicate, making me more distinctly human? New York Times 

The student who is using it because they lack the expertise is exactly the student who is not ready to assess what it’s doing critically. Chronicle of Higher Ed 

It used to be about mastery of content. Now, students need to understand content, but it’s much more about mastery of the interpretation and utilization of the content. Inside Higher Ed

Don’t fixate on how much evidence you have but on how much evidence will persuade your intended audience. ChatGPT distills everything on the internet through its filter and dumps it on the reader; your flawed and beautiful mind, by contrast, makes its mark on your subject by choosing the right evidence, not all the evidence. Chronicle of Higher Ed 

The more effective, and increasingly popular, strategy is to tell the algorithm what your topic is and ask for a central claim, then have it give you an outline to argue this claim. Then rewrite them yourself to make them flow better. Chronicle of Higher Ed

A.I. will force us humans to double down on those talents and skills that only humans possess. The most important thing about A.I. may be that it shows us what it can’t do, and so reveals who we are and what we have to offer. New York Times

Even if detection software gets better at detecting AI generated text, it still causes mental and emotional strain when a student is wrongly accused. “False positives carry real harm,” he said. “At the scale of a course, or at the scale of the university, even a one or 2% rate of false positives will negatively impact dozens or hundreds of innocent students.” Washington Post

Ideas are more important than how they are written. So, I use ChatGPT to help me organize my ideas better and make them sound more professional. The Tech Insider

A.I. is good at predicting what word should come next, so you want to be really good at being unpredictable, departing from the conventional. New York Times 

We surpass the AI by standing on its shoulders. You need to ask, ‘How is it possibly incomplete?’” Inside Higher Ed

Our students are not John Henry, and AI is not a steam-powered drilling machine that will replace them. We don’t need to exhaust ourselves trying to surpass technology. Inside Higher Ed

These tools can function like personal assistants: Ask ChatGPT to create a study schedule, simplify a complex idea, or suggest topics for a research paper, and it can do that. That could be a boon for students who have trouble managing their time, processing information, or ordering their thoughts. Chronicle of Higher Ed

If the data set of writing on which the writing tool is trained reflects societal prejudices, then the essays it produces will likely reproduce those views. Similarly, if the training sets underrepresent the views of marginalized populations, then the essays they produce may omit those views as well. Inside Higher Ed

Students may be more likely to complete an assignment without automated assistance if they’ve gotten started through in-class writing. Critical AI

Rather than fully embracing AI as a writing assistant, the reasonable conclusion is that there needs to be a split between assignments on which using AI is encouraged and assignments on which using AI can’t possibly help. Chronicle of Higher Ed

“I think we should just get used to the fact that we won’t be able to reliably tell if a document is either written by AI — or partially written by AI, or edited by AI — or by humans,” computer science professor Soheil Feizi said. Washington Post

(A professor) plans to weave ChatGPT into lessons by asking students to evaluate the chatbot’s responses.New York Times

ChatGPT can play the role of a debate opponent and generate counterarguments to a student’s positions. By exposing students to an endless supply of opposing viewpoints, chatbots could help them look for weak points in their own thinking. MIT Tech Review

Assign reflection to help students understand their own thought processes and motivations for using these tools, as well as the impact AI has on their learning and writing. Inside Higher Ed 

Discuss students’ potentially diverse motivations for using ChatGPT or other generative AI software. Do they arise from stress about the writing and research process? Time management on big projects? Competition with other students? Experimentation and curiosity about using AI? Grade and/or other pressures and/or burnout? Invite your students to have an honest discussion about these and related questions. Cultivate an environment in your course in which students will feel comfortable approaching you if they need more direct support from you, their peers, or a campus resource to successfully complete an assignment. Barnard College 

We will need to teach students to contest it. Students in every major will need to know how to challenge or defend the appropriateness of a given model for a given question. To teach them how to do that, we don’t need to hastily construct a new field called “critical AI studies.” The intellectual resources students need are already present in the history and philosophy of science courses, along with the disciplines of statistics and machine learning themselves, which are deeply self-conscious about their own epistemic procedures. Chronicle of Higher Ed

We should be telling our undergraduates that good writing isn’t just about subject-verb agreement or avoiding grammatical errors—not even good academic writing. Good writing reminds us of our humanity, the humanity of others and all the ugly, beautiful ways in which we exist in the world. Inside Higher Ed 

Rather than trying to stop the tools and, for instance, telling students not to use them, in my class I’m telling students to embrace them – but I expect their quality of work to be that much better now they have the help of these tools. Ultimately, by the end of the semester, I'm expecting the students to turn in assignments that are substantially more creative and interesting than the ones last year’s students or previous generations of students could have created. We Forum 

Training ourselves and our students to work with AI doesn’t require inviting AI to every conversation we have. In fact, I believe it’s essential that we don’t.  Inside Higher Ed

If a professor runs students’ work through a detector without informing them in advance, that could be an academic-integrity violation in itself.  The student could then appeal the decision on grounds of deceptive assessment, “and they would probably win.” Chronicle of Higher Ed

How might chatting with AI systems affect vulnerable students, including those with depression, anxiety, and other mental-health challenges? Chronicle of Higher Ed 

Are we going to fill the time saved by AI with other low-value tasks, or will it free us to be more disruptive in our thinking and doing? I have some unrealistically high hopes of what AI can deliver. I want low-engagement tasks to take up less of my working day, allowing me to do more of what I need to do to thrive (thinking, writing, discussing science with colleagues). Nature

20 quotes worth reading about students using AI

For students who do not self-identify as writers, for those who struggle with writer’s block or for underrepresented students seeking to find their voices, it can provide a meaningful assist during initial stages of the writing process. Inside Higher Ed

Let’s be honest. Ideas are more important than how they are written. So, I use ChatGPT to help me organize my ideas better and make them sound more professional. The Tech Insider

Students could (use AI to) look for where the writing took a predictable turn or identify places where the prose is inconsistent. Students could then work to make the prose more intellectually stimulating for humans. Inside Higher Ed

If you’re a college student preparing for life in an A.I. world, you need to ask yourself: Which classes will give me the skills that machines will not replicate, making me more distinctly human? A.I. often churns out the kind of impersonal bureaucratic prose that is found in corporate communications or academic journals. You’ll want to develop a voice as distinct as those of George Orwell, Joan Didion, Tom Wolfe and James Baldwin, so take classes in which you are reading distinctive and flamboyant voices so you can craft your own. New York Times

Imagine if the platform extracted campus-specific information about gen ed and major requirements. It could then provide quality academic advice to students that current chat bots can’t. Inside Higher Ed

ChatGPT may be able to help with more basic functions, such as assisting with writing in English for those who do not speak it natively. Tech Radar

What if the platform had access to real-time local or regional job market data and trends and data about the efficacy of various skills certificates? It could then serve as initial-tier career counseling. Inside Higher Ed

On TikTok, the hashtag #chatgpt has more than 578 million views, with people sharing videos of the tool writing papers and solving coding problems. New York Times

The student who is using it because they lack the expertise is exactly the student who is not ready to assess what it’s doing critically. Some argue that it’s not worth the time spent ferreting out a few cheaters and would rather focus their energy on students who are there to learn. Others say they can’t afford to look the other way. Chronicle of Higher Ed

It used to be about mastery of content. Now, students need to understand content, but it’s much more about mastery of the interpretation and utilization of the content. Inside Higher Ed

Don’t fixate on how much evidence you have but on how much evidence will persuade your intended audience. ChatGPT distills everything on the internet through its filter and dumps it on the reader; your flawed and beautiful mind, by contrast, makes its mark on your subject by choosing the right evidence, not all the evidence. Find the six feet that your reader needs, and put the rest of your estate up for auction. Chronicle of Higher Ed

A.I. is good at predicting what word should come next, so you want to be really good at being unpredictable, departing from the conventional. New York Times 

We surpass the AI by standing on its shoulders. Boris Steipe, associate professor of molecular genetics at the University of Toronto, for example, encourages students to engage in a Socratic debate with ChatGPT as a way of thinking through a question and articulating an argument. “You will get the plain vanilla answer—what everybody thinks—from ChatGPT,” Steipe said, “That’s where you need to start to think. That’s where you need to ask, ‘How is it possibly incomplete?’” Inside Higher Ed

Students can leverage ChatGPT as a tutor or homework supplement, especially if they need to catch up. ChatGPT’s ability to make curated responses is unparalleled, so if a student needs a scientific explanation for a sixth-grade reading level, ChatGPT can adapt. New York Magazine

The common fear among teachers is that AI is actually writing our essays for us, but that isn’t what happens. The more effective, and increasingly popular, strategy is to tell the algorithm what your topic is and ask for a central claim, then have it give you an outline to argue this claim. Depending on the topic, you might even be able to have it write each paragraph the outline calls for, one by one, then rewrite them yourself to make them flow better. Chronicle of Higher Ed

Marc Watkins, lecturer in composition and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi: “Our students are not John Henry, and AI is not a steam-powered drilling machine that will replace them. We don’t need to exhaust ourselves trying to surpass technology.” Inside Higher Ed

These tools can function like personal assistants: Ask ChatGPT to create a study schedule, simplify a complex idea, or suggest topics for a research paper, and it can do that. That could be a boon for students who have trouble managing their time, processing information, or ordering their thoughts. Chronicle of Higher Ed

Students who lack confidence in their ability to learn might allow the products of these AI tools to replace their own voices or ideas.  Chronicle of Higher Ed

Students describe using OpenAI’s tool as well as others for much more than generating essays. They are asking the bots to create workout plans, give relationship advice, suggest characters for a short story, make a joke and provide recipes for the random things left in their refrigerators. Washington Post

Basak-Odisio will use it only, he said, if he has procrastinated too much and is facing an impossible deadline. “If it is the day or night before, and I want to finish something as quickly as possible — ” he said, trailing off. “But,” he added, “I want to be better than that.” Washington Post

Also:

21 quotes about cheating with AI & plagiarism detection                        

13 quotes worth reading about Generative AI policies & bans                                         

27 quotes about AI & writing assignments            

22 examples of teaching with AI                                                           

27 thoughts on teaching with AI             

22 quotes about cheating with AI & plagiarism detection            

22 quotes about cheating with AI & plagiarism detection

Students should know that this technology is rapidly evolving: future detectors may be able to retroactively identify auto-generated prose from the past. No one should present auto-generated writing as their own on the expectation that this deception is undiscoverable. Inside Higher Ed

Alex Lawrence, professor at Weber State University, described it as “the greatest cheating tool ever invented.” Wall Street Journal

Some plagiarism detection and learning management systems have adapted surveillance techniques, but that leaves systems designed to ensure original work “locked in an arms race” with systems designed to cheat. Inside Higher Ed

Popular essay submission portal Turnitin is developing its own detector, and Hive claims that its service is more accurate than others on the market, including OpenAI’s very own, and some independent testers have agreed. Tech Radar 

While faculty members will likely spend some time trying to identify a boundary line between AI assistance and AI cheating with respect to student writing, that may not be the best use of their time. That path leads to trying to micromanage students’ use of these models. Inside Higher Ed

You can have tools like Quillbot (that can) paraphrase the essays ChatGPT gives you so it doesn't look too obvious. Mashable

“If I’m a very intelligent AI and I want to bypass your detection, I could insert typos into my writing on purpose.” said Diyi Yang, assistant professor of computer science at Stanford University.  Inside Higher Ed 

But what about the cheaters, the students who let a chatbot do their writing for them? I say, who cares? In my normal class of about 28 students, I encounter one every few semesters whom I suspect of plagiarism. Let’s now say that the temptation to use chatbots for nefarious ends increases the number of cheaters to an (unrealistic) 20 percent. It makes no sense to me that I should deprive 22 students who can richly benefit from having to write papers only to prevent the other six from cheating (some of whom might have cheated even without the help of a chatbot). Washington Post 

If a teacher’s concern is that students will “cheat” with ChatGPT, the answer is to give assignments that are personal and focused on thinking. We don’t have to teach students to follow a writing algorithm any more; there’s an app for that. Forbes

What’s to stop a student from getting ChatGPT to write their work, then tweak it slightly until it no longer gets flagged by a classifier? This does take some effort, but a student may still find this preferable to writing an entire assignment themselves. Tech Radar 

If the concern is that students could cheat, it’s worth remembering that they could cheat six months ago and 60 years ago. Students taking a brand-new exam could already get answers to test questions in minutes from services like Chegg. Students could already plagiarize — or pay someone else to write their entire paper. With the entrance of ChatGPT, “what’s changed is the ease and the scope. Chronicle of Higher Ed

If ChatGPT makes it easy to cheat on an assignment, teachers should throw out the assignment rather than ban the chatbot. MIT Tech Review

Professors can create conditions in which cheating is difficult, giving closed-book, closed-note, closed-internet exams in a controlled environment. They can create assignments in which cheating is difficult, by asking students to draw on what was said in class and to reflect on their own learning. They can make cheating less relevant, by letting students collaborate and use any resource at their disposal. Or they can diminish the forces that make cheating appealing: They can reduce pressure by having more-frequent, lower-stakes assessments. Chronicle of Higher Ed

Unlike accusations of plagiarism, AI cheating has no source document to reference as proof. “This leaves the door open for teacher bias to creep in.” Washington Post

Despite their positive attitude towards AI, many students (in a survey say they) feel anxious and lack clear guidance on how to use AI in the learning environments they are in. It is simply difficult to know where the boundary for cheating lies. Neuroscience News

While the AI-detection feature could be helpful in the immediate term, it could also lead to a surge in academic-misconduct cases, Eaton said. Colleges will have to figure out what to do with those reports at a moment when professors have yet to find consensus on how ChatGPT should be dealt with in their classrooms. Chronicle of Higher Ed

“Do you want to go to war with your students over AI tools?” said Ian Linkletter, who serves as emerging technology and open-education librarian at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. “Or do you want to give them clear guidance on what is and isn’t okay, and teach them how to use the tools in an ethical manner?” Washington Post

Even if detection software gets better at detecting AI generated text, it still causes mental and emotional strain when a student is wrongly accused. “False positives carry real harm,” he said. “At the scale of a course, or at the scale of the university, even a one or 2% rate of false positives will negatively impact dozens or hundreds of innocent students.” Washington Post 

On many campuses, high-course-load contingent faculty and graduate students bear much of the responsibility for the kinds of large-enrollment, introductory-level, general-education courses where cheating is rampant. How can large or even mid-sized colleges withstand the flood of nonsense quasi-plagiarism when academic-integrity first responders are so overburdened and undercompensated? Chronicle of Higher Ed

Bruce Schneier, a public interest technologist and lecturer at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, said any attempts to crackdown on the use of AI chatbots in classrooms is misguided, and history proves that educators must adapt to technology. Washington Post

Harsh punishments for cheating might preserve the status quo, but colleges generally give cheaters a slap on the wrist, and that won’t change. Unmonitored academic work will become optional, or a farce. The only thing that will really matter will be exams. And unless the exams are in-person, they’ll be a farce, too. Chronicle of Higher Ed

“I think we should just get used to the fact that we won’t be able to reliably tell if a document is either written by AI — or partially written by AI, or edited by AI — or by humans,” computer science professor Soheil Feizi said. “We should adapt our education system to not police the use of the AI models, but basically embrace it to help students to use it and learn from it.” Washington Post

Also:

21 quotes about cheating with AI & plagiarism detection                        

13 quotes worth reading about Generative AI policies & bans                   

20 quotes worth reading about students using AI                                    

27 quotes about AI & writing assignments            

22 examples of teaching with AI                                                           

27 thoughts on teaching with AI   

13 thoughts on the problems of teaching with AI                                               

20 Tips for (soon-to-be) Job-hunting College Students

Ask yourself: Am I keeping myself physically, psychologically, and spiritually healthy? If the answer is ‘no’ then stop looking for new ways to feel guilty and allow yourself to breathe. Give time to self-care. Don’t pile more on top of yourself when you are already sliding backward. Secondly, are there members of your family in need of support? Make that your next priority.  

If those areas are in good shape, below are some steps to consider for the best career launch when the cloud lifts and you can move forward. Take them with a grain of salt. Avoid comparing yourself to others and ask what is reasonable for you to do, given your time and situation. Think of this as a “choose your adventure” exercise. Set attainable goals for a sense of control in a moment of change.

1. Update your resume: No mistakes, and it must be easy to scan. Have you included your social media? Every employer will check your social media and Google you. You should do that yourself. You’ll find more specific resume recommendations here.

2. Speaking of social: Give yourself a social media makeover. Look for inappropriate or unfocused tweets, posts, and Instagram stories, then reconsider your privacy settings, clearly define your audience, etc. I’ll send you a list of a dozen ways to give yourself a fresh look if you email me.  Don’t forget LinkedIn (if your industry uses it).

3. Reverse engineer your career: Look up jobs that interest you and see what’s missing from your resume or needs shoring up. What can you do now, before you leave school? What equipment do you have access to now that you won’t have access to later? Perhaps there are holes in your knowledge of software commonly used in your field. Get up to speed on professional programs like Excel, InDesign, or Premiere Pro.

4. Gather all your supporting materials now so you aren’t scrambling when a prospective employee asks for various kinds of writing samples. Do you have recommendation letters, headshots, thank you notes, etc.? 

5. Work on your elevator pitch. Create a compelling speech about your professional life that lasts no more than 15 seconds. Pick up some ideas about this personal branding exercise here. Try your pitch on others for feedback. 

6. Create a list of job sites you will visit once a week. Start with Indeed and look for lists (often in social media) produced by groups dedicated to your industry. FYI: Your first job or two is not a lifelong commitment. Your path is likely to be circuitous. Aim at moving in the right general direction rather than getting there in one big leap.

7. Create Google alerts to bring you articles from Google News related to your industry by using keywords. Stay on top of the trends and barriers it faces.  Pro tip: Set a Google alert on your name, so you’ll know when someone has posted something about you online.

8. Try some mock interviews with friends. They can grab some typical questions off of the internet to throw at you. Better yet, Zoom it because your next job interview might be a video conference. Do you come across professionally? Flattering lighting? Easy to hear? Camera at eye level?

9. Are there contests offered by professional organizations in your field for which you could submit entries? Pick two or three of these organizations to join.

10. Be ready to answer in a job interview, “What new skills are you learning between semesters or during the self-quarantine of the pandemic?” Show that you use your time wisely.

11. Develop more life skills. If you haven’t already done so, put effort into learning to cook, doing your own laundry, etc. Try Googling, “What college students should be able to do on their own.” 

12. Educate yourself on your student loans. When are you supposed to start paying it off? Do You have deferral options?  

13. Cut costs and budget. Where can you stop spending? If you don’t have a budget, make one—even if it is just a projected one. Know where your money is going. How much money can you spend on job hunting?

14. Work on a nonprofit. You can help others while developing your specialized skills in just a few hours a week.  

15. Read articles about job hunting. You’ll find many on my site Goforth Job Tips. Start with the career advice articles and move on to those about resumes and interviews.  

16. You’ll find a list of hundreds of “tech toolshere. Learn a few digital tricks to set yourself apart. Play around. See what’s out there that can make your life easier. A place to start: Pick a platform (like Wix) to create a website that will house projects you’ve completed showing what you can do.

17. While building a website, buy your own domain name. Mine is www.StephenGoforth.com. It’s easy to do at places like GoDaddy.

18. Pick up some books (online or physical) and listen to some podcasts that either distract you for a few moments and fire your imagination or else educate you about your chosen field. Pro tip: connect with someone who does hiring in your industry and ask for reading/listening recommendations.  

19. Contact professionals for advice on what you should be doing. Don’t ask for a job—ask them to have a cup of coffee with you (by video conference, of course) and then ask questions and listen. Ask your professors who they would recommend you seek out—then ask the same question each time you finish having coffee with a pro.  

20. Attend webinars offered by professional groups in your field. Joining online events is a way to add a line to your resume while learning a few things.  

Finally, don’t try to take on everything at once. Focus on what you can do today; just that one step in front of you.

 

A Digital Generation Gap

An international 2018 study that measured eighth-graders’ “capacities to use information and computer technologies productively” proclaimed that just 2 percent of Gen Z had achieved the highest “digital native” tier of computer literacy. “Our students are in deep trouble,” one educator wrote. But the issue is likely not that modern students are learning fewer digital skills, but rather that they’re learning different ones. 

Nicolás Guarín-Zapata, an applied physicist and lecturer at Colombia’s Universidad EAFIT, for all his knowledge of directory structure, doesn’t understand Instagram nearly as well as his students do, despite having had an account for a year. He’s had students try to explain the app in detail, but “I still can’t figure it out,” he complains. “They use a computer one way, and we use a computer another way,” Guarin-Zapata emphasizes.  

Monica Chin writing for The Verge

Graduating from the Artificial Bubble

College classes are an artificial bubble. Students emerge from that bubble upon graduation—often without realizing it. After a few months, they feel frustrated at not making progress. 

In college, they had clear tasks, clear deadlines, and a clear payoff—grades and new classes. That’s all gone outside of academia. As new employees, graduates are likely to start at the bottom of the ladder, be assigned tasks lacking clear instructions, and produce inferior work. 

Here’s the good news: Knowing this is coming will blunt the repetitive grind. Knowing this depressing condition is only for a time will make it easier to keep going. By letting go of former expectations, graduates can fully embrace the new way of life.

Stephen Goforth

Advice on choosing a job or career path

When my graduate students ask me for advice on choosing a job or career path, I don’t tell them to find the best possible fit between their interests and specific job duties. Obviously, they shouldn’t sign up for something they hate. But I tell them that satisfaction can be found in all sorts of vocations. After all, how many kids say, “When I grow up, I’m going to be a quality-assurance analyst”? Rather than relentlessly pursuing a “perfect match” career that they’re sure will make them happy, a better approach is to remain flexible on the exact job, while searching for the values and culture that fit with theirs. 

Arthur C. Brooks writing in The Atlantic

Articles of interest about higher ed - May 31

The Articles of Interest list will be paused for a summer break 

***HIGHER ED & COVID

The Future of Virus Tracking Can Be Found on This College Campus

For Colleges, Vaccine Mandates Often Depend on Which Party Is in Powe

Indiana AG says university mandating vaccines violates new state law

***LAYOFFS & CUTS

Stockton university Paid Administrators Bonuses Amid Faculty Furloughs

Redeemer University alumni say dropping French and theatre programs is 'heartbreaking'

***COLLEGE FINANCES

States Spent $2.68 Billion on Private Colleges in 2020

Columbia University to pay $13 million to settle complaint by retirement plan participants

Tuition Discount Rates Reach New High: 53.9% at private schools

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

Univ of Oklahoma professor, wife plead guilty to charges involving Department of Energy grants 

Full report details investigation that cleared computer science professor of sexual misconduct, retaliation allegations

Two Ohio State Professors Lose Emeritus Titles for resaerch misconduct, sexual harassment

Faculty group investigating two institutions for alleged violations of academic freedom

Professors Want More Guidance on How to Help Students Struggling With Mental Health ($)

How a controversy over Amy Chua hosting students at her house has turned the campus on its head—again.

Kyoto University Revokes It’s First Doctorate Ever

***SHARED GOVERNANCE

Faculty Sues Wesley College Over Delaware State Acquisition

Shared Governance Was Eroding Before Covid-19. Now It’s a Landslide, AAUP Report Says ($)

AAUP investigation finds eight institutions flouted academic governance norms during COVID-19

National professors’ union investigating Linfield University firing

***NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES

A Mega-Donor donor objected to the hiring of Nikole Hannah-Jones

‘1619 Project' creator Hannah-Jones weighs discrimination suit over tenure denial

Trustee: Nonacademic Background Halted Hannah-Jones Tenure

No clear answers as to why journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones was not offered tenure

UNC faculty upset that prizewinning 1619 Project journalist won’t have tenure when she starts teaching at Chapel Hill

***COLLEGE PRESIDENTS

Rice President Announces He Will Step Down In 2022

Former Penn State president has jail sentence upheld  

University Of Colorado President Exits With $1.3 Million Contract Buyout

Fresno State announces new university president

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

The humanities at Christian Colleges

Conflict over 'power and theology' ensues at Southwest Baptist University

Wesleyan College Faculty Condemns Commencement Speech 

Wheaton College plaque bearing offensive language to be replaced in the fall

Canada Christian College denied university status, name change

Grants Focus on STEM Research at Christian Colleges 

Christian college accused of censoring criticism of school

Judge rules against Christian liberal-arts college in Fair Housing Act lawsuit 

Evangelical Colleges Consider Vaccine Requirements for Fall 

Bachelorette star played sports at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego

***SEMINARIES

Seminary Built on Slavery and Jim Crow Labor Has Begun Paying Reparations ($)

Religion behind bars: Ruth Graham part of Mississippi’s new prison seminary for women

***CHRISTIAN COLLEGE PRESIDENTS 

Azusa Pacific University President to Retire

Trevecca Nazarene University board extends contract of president

Michigan's Cornerstone University announces new president

***TEACHING

ProctorU scraps fully automated remote proctoring

Can Technology Breaks Help Students?

***SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Benedictine College chaplain removed after 'Inappropriate conduct' with female student

Moody Bible Institute ‘ill-equipped’ to investigate sexual misconduct, independent probe finds

College of Holy Cross will launch comprehensive investigation into faculty sexual misconduct after multiple allegations over last several years

A prosecutor says no to a rape charge, so a college student at a small Christian liberal arts school calls her own grand jury

***BAYLOR & LGBTQ+

Baylor Opens Door to Possible LGBTQ+ Student Group

LGBTQ+ Baylor students are cautious as university entertains creating new chartered student group

***RESEARCH

Do not trust your p-value, be it small or large

Activist Archivists Are Trying to Save the ‘Pirate Bay of Science’ 

A fresh crop of published findings that have come up null or replicated earlier ones

Australian and international scientists publish open letter defending Dr Elisabeth Bik and calling for science whistleblowers to be protected

Legal threats and police searches: Debate explodes over baby shaking science 

Scientific Integrity Matters

Scientific-journal publishers announce trans-inclusive name-change policies

***FAKE RESEARCH

Hundreds of fake research manuscripts from paper mills have flooded biochemical and biomedical journals in recent years

Gibberish papers still lurk in the scientific literature 

Why Do Scientists Lie?

***PEER REVIEW 

Can AI be used ethically to assist peer review? 

How to respond to difficult or negative peer-reviewer feedback

***RETRACTIONS

Unreliable social science research gets more attention than solid studies

Journals are retracting more and more papers because they’re not by the authors they claim to be

Academic journals, journalists perpetuate misinformation in their handling of research retractions, a new study finds

Paper linking frequency of Google search terms to violence against women retracted

Elsevier retracts entire book that plagiarized heavily from Wikipedia

***STUDENT LIFE 

Disturbing new University of Oregon policy claims jurisdiction to monitor students lives 24/7 off campus (opinion)

Student Fee Lawsuits over COVID-19 shutdown Can Proceed in Delaware, Judge Says

An Illinois Man Waits 80 Years To Graduate From College

College student becomes Chicago Cubs’ first Black public address announcer

Sorority kicks out member for Posting Video Mocking Trans Health Secretary

Colleges grapple with resuming study abroad

Research paints disappointing picture of online internships

How do colleges respond to student arrests?

***GRADUATES

The graduate’s guide to a new world of work

CEO gives Quincy College graduates $1,000, says to give half away

Fewer U.S. College Grads Are Stuck With $25,000 Entry-Level Jobs

***FREE SPEECH

What might a new Iowa law mean for professors’ classroom expression?

Florida State settles free speech lawsuit filed by Catholic student leader

The University of Alabama is being sued for its rule that requires students to obtain a permit to speak on campus five days in advance.

Christian group sues University of Alabama over campus speaking permits

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Six women reported a Louisiana college student for sexual misconduct. No one connected the dots

Lawsuit: 19 women say Eastern Michigan had rape culture, covered up assaults  

New class action lawsuit aims to force University of Michigan to change policies on sexual misconduct

***TITLE IX 

Federal student privacy law does not conflict with Title IX: analysis

Is a Fair Title IX System Possible? (opinion) ($)

University of St. Thomas faces Title IX lawsuit threat over cutting tennis program    

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

Oklahoma community college cancels class in reaction to 'critical race theory' law 

The fight to whitewash US history through controlling the classroom (opinion)

Boise State Finds No Evidence White Student Was Harassed

Midshipman who had faced expulsion for racist tweets graduates

 ***CRIME ON CAMPUS

She had contacted campus police more than 20 times before she died (opinion)

7 men plead not guilty in Bowling Green State University sophomore's alleged hazing death  

Former Unity College employee will spend 2 years in prison after taking more than $500K from the school

Former Louisville coach, federally charged with extortion

***RANSOMWARE & CYBER SECURITY 

Ransomware hack brings down sierra college online systems

New global partnership helps education sector defend against cyber attacks (news release)

Articles of interest about higher ed - May 17

***COVID-19

How a Colorado Campus Became a Pandemic Laboratory ($)

Is It Covid or the Flu? New Combo Tests Can Find Out ($)

Covid-19 vaccine passport questions, answered 

Parents should get their children the COVID vaccine, says St. Jude pediatric virologist

Employment, workforce participation of college grads fell amid COVID-19  

Fauci says pandemic exposed 'undeniable effects of racism'

***LAYOFFS & CUTS

Declining enrollment, course demand causes layoffs in Liberal Arts at Central Michigan University

City College of San Francisco Approves Plan to Avoid Layoffs

***COLLEGE FINANCES 

4 ‘new normal’ priorities for higher-ed finance leaders

California state audit criticizes Calbright College for mismanagement

 ***HIGHER ED  

Study finds that public research universities recruit out of state at private high schools

What Will College Look Like This Coming September?  

Two Colorado colleges plan to remove "junior" from their names

***HUMANITIES 

The Shift from Liberal Arts to STEM Comes at a Cost (opinion)

Most of the skills that companies are increasingly focused on developing are social, emotional, and advanced cognitive

***HIGHER ED IN COURT 

Colleges and Universities Battle Insurance Companies Over COVID-19 Losses

Penn State Professor Errol Henderson Accuses University Of Racial Discrimination In Federal Lawsuit 

***HIGHER ED & POLITICS

How critical race theory became Enemy No. 1 in the battle against higher ed ($)

***ONLINE CLASSES

Elite Colleges Started EdX as a Nonprofit Alternative to Coursera. How Is It Doing?

***ONLINE CHEATING   

The Dartmouth cheating scandal raises questions about data mining and sowing mistrust ($)

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

University of Minnesota group to investigate abusive faculty

Penn State Professor Accuses University Of Racial Discrimination In Federal Lawsuit

Northeastern professor leaves his post after scrutiny of dozens of his studies

Vietnam National University academics dismissed for plagiarism

Former UGA professor gets more than 7 years in federal prison for having child porn

***COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS 

Ex-Cal State San Marcos Dean Under Criminal Investigation

Students demand resignation of Cypress College president for failing to support professor in viral video

***ADMIN APPOINTMENTS 

Former Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell selected to lead University of Alaska Anchorage

Howard University has appointed  Phylicia Rashad as dean of the College of Fine Arts

DePaul trustees appoint Salma Ghanem as provost

Evergreen State re-evaluating after three president finalists drop out

Lafayette College president headed to Carleton College in Minnesota

***RESIGNATIONS & REMOVALS 

Ronald Graham has been removed as president of Haskell Indian Nations University

Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis resigns, will remain a professor

Santa Clara University President Kevin O’Brien resigns after ‘inappropriate behaviors’ 

Northwestern athletic director resigns following protests

Univ of South Carolina president resigns following plagiarism controversy

Colorado president stepping down

Western Colorado University President Resigns

Lincoln University President leaving after 2020-21 academic year

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Moravian College gets official approval to become “Moravian University” effective July 

Christian Colleges Seek to Defend Title IX Religious Exemption

Biden will not address Notre Dame commencement, was invited by the university

Baptist Pastor becomes president of Carver College

17 psychological groups call for greater protections of LGBTQ students at religious schools

Fire rips through Southern Baptist Theological Seminary apartments

***RESEARCH

How BYU scientists struck pharmaceutical gold — and the fight over who keeps the money

Two surnames, no hyphen: Claiming my identity as a Latin American scientist

Identifying Patterns and Motivations of ‘Mega’ Peer-Reviewers

An XKCD comic—and its many remixes—perfectly captures the absurdity of academic research

***STUDENT LIFE 

Bates Students Condemn College's Response to Anti-Israel Graffiti

Bloomsburg University eliminates fraternities, sororities

Lewis' Memoir Describes Being A Teen Mom In College While Raising A Daughter

Athletes sue Stanford over plan to eliminate 11 sports by end of school year

Handshake, A Job Search Platform For College Students, Valued At $1.5 Billion After New Funding Round

Delaware State University canceling more than $730K in student debt

More college students gain access to relief grants ($)

Elmhurst University student made false report of gunman after buying meth, police say

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Former Univ of Central Oklahoma students allege sexual harassment by theater department head

USD students protest lenient punishments for campus sexual assaults

Report: Michigan coach Schembechler knew about sexual assaults at Michigan and did nothing     

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

Univ. Texas at Arlington renames building that honored former school leader who supported eugenics, segregation 

Wingate University in North Carolina acknowledges its namesake sold slaves

Articles of interest about higher ed - May 8

***COVID-19

Only a small portion of law enforcement officers have been vaccinated against COVID-19

How COVID-19 is changing the world of beauty

***HIGHER ED & COVID

Rutgers professor, doctor dies of COVID while helping family in India

100 U.S. colleges will require vaccinations to attend in-person classes in the fall ($)

College Health Group Recommends Requiring COVID Vaccines

***LAYOFFS & CLOSURES 

Judson College closing amid enrollment and debt woes

Becker College Will Lay Off More Than 300 When It Closes

Laurentian University's financial insolvency leads to 110 faculty layoffs

***COLLEGE FINANCES 

USF St. Petersburg student journalists dive into university’s finances in yearlong investigation

College leaders praise Biden’s free-tuition plan

Pennsylvania higher ed system releases consolidation plans

 ***HIGHER ED  

Ohio Community Colleges Cancel 2021-22 Sports 

No College, No Problem. Some Employers Drop Degree Requirements To Diversify Staffs

Colleges slowly bringing back study abroad programs after pandemic

***HUMANITIES 

UVM approaches record enrollment in the liberal arts

Is it the end of history in universities?

***HIGHER ED IN COURT 

Courts view COVID-19 tuition refund lawsuits skeptically 

In Lawsuit Doctor Alleges U of Rochester Robbed Her of Research Time 

Yeshiva students sue, seeking recognition of LGBTQ+ student club

Supreme Court to Hear Debate Over Houston College Board’s Censure of Trustee 

Lawsuit accuses VMI of racial discrimination

***TEACHING

Contrasting programs that are “skills based” with those that aren’t presents a false choice (opinion)

The Controversial but Useful Practice of ‘Ungrading’ in Teaching Writing ($)

 Will a Rise in Online Learning Open Remote Teaching Opportunities for Faculty?

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

Northwestern Faculty Oppose New Athletic Director Selection  

Oregon Tech faculty strike ends

Cypress College instructor on leave after interrupting, objecting to student’s pro-police argument

Oregon Institute of Technology asks state agency to declare tentative faculty strike unlawful 

***ACADEMICS & CRIME

Professor at Northern Oklahoma College arrested, accused of sexually abusing students 

Former Southern University band director booked into federal prison

Kansas lawmaker asked to resign from board seat at Missouri college following arrest

***LINDFIELD

Complaint against 4th Linfield trustee alleges inappropriate touching, comment

Linfield Univ fires professor who spoke out against sexual misconduct, raised allegations against president

Linfield Cuts Off Mass Faculty Emails Amid Controversy

***FACULTY VS PRESIDENTS

University of Colorado Boulder Faculty Assembly censures system President 

Monmouth College faculty votes "No Confidence" in school President

***COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS 

LSU picks new leader, naming system’s first Black president 

Five new college presidents reflect on their first years in pandemic

Collin College candidates address concerns of free speech, retaliation

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS & COVID 

Catholic colleges, universities debate COVID-19 vaccine requirements  

Kentucky Christian College requiring students to be vaccinated to be on campus for fall semester

Pacific Lutheran to require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. to Become Sixth President of Houghton College

Why Nathan Cartagena teaches critical race theory to evangelicals

Houghton College names new president 

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

Liberty University’s lawsuit against Falwell is an admission of guilt (opinion) 

Jerry Falwell Jr. cancels graduation event due to respiratory emboli symptoms

The Ohio Lawmaker Caught Zooming & DRiving is a Liberty U Graduate

***RESEARCH

How to navigate authorship of scientific manuscripts

Battling predatory publishing

Good research begins long before papers get written

Which Scientific Disciplines Cite Philosophy of Science?

Covid-19 and the evolution of scientific publishing

Do senior faculty members produce fewer research publications than their younger colleagues?

New study says more abstract, jargony articles get cited less

What I learned writing a science paper for a 10-year-old

Big-name scientists surprised to find themselves on journal board

***RETRACTIONS

Mask study was “misleading” and misquotes citations, says Elsevier

Academic Journal Retractions and the COVID-19 Pandemic

***STUDENT LIFE

How Marriage and College Switched Places

As Campus Life Resumes, So Does Concern Over Hazing

Pomona College student government passes sweeping anti-Zionism bill

International Students See Visa Struggles As Colleges Return To In Person Learning

I graduated from San Diego State University without student debt, but it nearly killed me  

No Change in Guidance on Foreign Students and Online Learning

***FREE SPEECH 

Boston College student organization protest delayed due to COVID-19 policy

University of San Diego: Professor's comments in blog protected by academic freedom policy

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Marist students call for increased Title IX funding, transparency in claims of abuse

LSU conspired to cover up sexual misconduct, seven women claim in suit

LSU changes Title IX policy, says it will fire employees who don't report violations  

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

Faculty union: Cypress college failed to be ‘anti-racist’ by not defending professor in viral video

Eastern NC colleges release statement on Andrew Brown Jr.  

Tensions at UT-Austin over "The Eyes of Texas"

Debate Erupts at N.J. Law School After White Student Quotes Racial Slur ($)

NYU Politics professor denies anti-Asian sentiment then asks for retraction

College football coach fired over tweet mocking Stacey Abrams fights back with lawsuit

Morehouse leaves debate tournament following anti-Black mockery

TCU confronts its history with the Confederacy, racism on campus

***CRIME ON CAMPUS 

Fontbonne University accused of failing to warn students over repeated residence hall break ins 

U of Oregon Sue’s one of its former police officers for unlawful arrest of a Hispanic man

Third York College student now charged with robbery and conspiracy

 

Articles of interest about higher ed - April 26

***COVID-19

Even after being fully vaccinated, many still wrestle with a fear of catching Covid

How to Resume to Normal Life When Your Child is Not Vaccinated

MIT researchers: Risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors the same at 6ft and 60ft

People Are Reporting Unusual Periods After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines — Here’s What We Know  

***HIGHER ED & COVID

University of Chicago links COVID-19 outbreak to spring break travel and student gatherings

Yale Is The Latest University To Require Students To Get A Coronavirus Vaccine 

***LAYOFFS & CUTS

The faces of higher education’s historic layoffs

LaGrange College to Cut Several Programs, Employees

***COLLEGE FINANCES 

Washington pumped $35 billion into emergency grants for college students—here’s how it’s going ($)

New York Community College wants to sell its dorms

***PROTESTS

Ohio State University students demand the college sever ties with Columbus police

Vanderbilt Employees Decry $100 Million Recruitment Initiative During Pandemic

Haverford College student strike leaves deep divisions

***HIGHER ED IN COURT 

Student accused of cheating sues Syracuse University, claims he was denied fair hearing   

Judge dismisses former coaches' discrimination lawsuit against University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Arkansas settles lawsuit with former student over Title IX

Arizona State professor files lawsuit against former head of Knowledge Enterprise

Former Virginia Tech soccer player sues coach; says she was forced off of team for not kneeling

Lawsuit dismissed that sought to block transgender athletes from competing in Connecticut

***TEACHING  

21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion

Common Core ultimately had little impact on school performance (opinion)

Zoom pledges to let institutions moderate their own content -- with some important exceptions

51 West Point cadets caught cheating must repeat a year

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

University of Florida Professor Resigns Amid Investigations Into Student’s Suicide 

Visiting Researcher Fired From Cornell Tech, Drawing Widespread Backlash

College faculty at Linfield express no confidence in university leadership

For female professors, less time to research in pandemic

***ADMISSIONS

AI use in college admissions

After a Year of Turmoil, Elite Universities Welcome More Diverse Freshman Classes ($)

How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year

***COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS

College administrators receive near-zero pay increase during pandemic

Survey shows how provosts faced the pandemic

Ousted Temple business school dean indicted on fraud charges tied to college rankings scandal

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS  

Faculty no confidence vote in Wright State president passes

Thomas Aquinas College president will step down, return to teaching in 2022 

Saint Xavier Faculty Calls for President's Removal

Calvin University selects Noah Toly as provost

Pepperdine University Names Jay Brewster Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Gordon College names Dr. Michael Hammond as its next president

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

Saint Leo University draws challenge after sidestepping faculty union

Diversity Advocates at Evangelical Colleges: ‘In Some Ways, You’re Seen as a Heretic’ 

Faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in board at Seattle Pacific University over LGBTQ hiring exclusion

Christian university sues to block HUD order forcing male student placement in female dorms

Baylor Basketball Rejects Championship Jeep After Auto Dealer Makes Racist Comment On TV

Priest indicted for alleged rape of student at Franciscan University

St. Charles Borromeo Seminary moving to new home at Gwynedd Mercy University

Asian American student assaulted near Baylor campus

***RESEARCH

Editor’s tips for passing journal checks

Medicine’s Privileged Gatekeepers: Producing Harmful Ignorance About Racism And Health 

Shifting toward 'open peer review'

Why don't you publish your research here?

***RETRACTIONS

Two retractions spotlight the ethical challenges of consent for case reports

Retractions and Withdrawals in Neurology Literature: A 2020 Analysis of the Retraction Watch Database 

***STUDENT LIFE 

What Teenagers Have Learned From a Tumultuous Time in Politics ($)

Study: Student Drinking Decreased During Pandemic

Proctorio sued over accusing student of Copyright Infringement to Get Critical Tweets Taken Down  

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Past Students Say Professor of Rock ’n’ Roll Sexually Harassed Them ($)

As on-campus rape reports rise, University of Cincinnati continues to issue few alerts 

Former women athletes sue Canisius College, allege they were harassed for being lesbians

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

Wichita State University student senator under fire for ‘white lives matter’ mask

Tennessee Tech professors face discipline for calling colleague a racist

Allegations of anti-Semitism at Linfield University

 ***CAMPUS COMPUTER ISSUES 

From admissions to teaching to grading, AI is infiltrating higher education

Linux bans University of Minnesota for committing malicious code

***CRIME ON CAMPUS

12 Questions to Ask About Campus Safety

Articles of interest about higher education - April 17

***COVID-19

How Pfizer Became the Status Vax

Some People’s Bodies Aren’t Set Up for Vaccines

Vaccines Won’t Protect Millions of Patients With Weakened Immune Systems ($)

***HIGHER ED & COVID

Maine college will fine students $50 for failing to mask 

What former foster children went through when the COVID-19 pandemic closed college campuses

4 Historically Black Medical Schools Receive $6 Million for Vaccination ($)

Texas and Utah Bar Public Colleges From Requiring Covid-19 Vaccines ($)

A vaccine study in college students will help determine when it’s safe to take masks off

Hampton University requires all staff get vaccinated by May 31

***HIGHER ED & POLITICS

Texas lawmakers consider limiting tenure after UT-Austin professor sued students over accusations of promoting pedophilia

***LAYOFFS & CUTS

Laurentian University cuts 69 programs

City College San Francisco to lay off nearly 163 full-time faculty

***HIGHER ED IN COURT 

American University hit with pay discrimination lawsuit from female Kogod professor

Parent involved in college admissions scandal sues Netflix over documentary

***CHEATING  

University of Michigan Dearborn decides to reject remote proctoring

Report: Plagiarism Rates Changed When Instruction Moved Online

Dartmouth medical students accused of cheating

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

Caught up in false accusations, professors found themselves fighting to clear their names

Scottsdale Professor Who Offended Muslims Gets Hefty Settlement From College District

SDSU defends professor's use of controversial language about race and stereotypes

Why Disability Studies Scholars Are Protesting a Prominent Textbook

'Tiger Mom' Amy Chua says Yale punishing her over false student allegations

***ADMINISTRATORS

University of South Alabama board appoints acting president

Shippensburg University gets interim president

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Students protest Seattle Pacific University policies after discrimination lawsuit

Liberty University Sues Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 Million ($)

South Carolina private colleges are challenging a state law prohibiting public funding for religious or other private educational institutions

College of the Ozarks sues Biden Administration over anti-sex discrimination order

Falwell’s son out as VP at Liberty University

Colleges Seek to Intervene in Title IX Religious Exemption Suit

Pacific Lutheran University to cut 36 positions, eliminate programs to fit budget

Why Belmont University is making more space for Jewish perspectives

Notre Dame, First Christian University to Require Mandatory Vaccination for All Students

***RESEARCH

Why don’t researchers correct their own errors in the scientific record?

Why researchers created a database of half a million journal editors

Has the pandemic changed research culture – and is it for the better?

Are You Confused by Scientific Jargon? So Are Scientists 

Want other scientists to cite you? Drop the jargon

Why I Won't Review or Write for Elsevier and Other Commercial Scientific Journals 

Leading Chinese universities axe publication requirement for PhDs ($)

Why did it take so many decades for the behavioral sciences to develop a sense of crisis around methodology and replication? 

***STUDENT LIFE 

Bowling Green State University expels fraternity for hazing in wake of student's death

Florida poised to pass bill allowing students to record classes

Consumer survey of teens

After Anti-Asian Incidents, Colleges Seek to Reassure Fearful International Students ($)

***FREE SPEECH

How unconstitutional school-disruption laws place children at risk of prosecution for “speech crimes”

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Former student sues University of Evansville over sexual assault allegations against former basketball coach

Ohio University Board Says Professor Accused Of Sexual Harassment Should Be Fired

'I just want women to be safe': Women who resigned from University of Minnesota math department speak out about sexism

Three rapes reported on Stanford University campus

Eastern Michigan rape suspect: Title IX director said assault didn't sound like him

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

Cornell faculty approves resolution removing race from crime alerts

Nazi salutes at the University of Kentucky

Univ of San Francisco Student Who Hung Noose Off Dorm Room Balcony Expelled University of Minnesota confronts troubled history with tribal nations ($)

After Anti-Asian Incidents, Colleges Seek to Reassure Fearful International Students ($)

***CAMPUS CYBERATTACKS

Cyberattacks Are Spiking. Colleges Are Fighting Back 

University Of Colorado Refuses To Pay $17 Million Ransom 

Articles of Interest about higher ed - March 22

***COVID-19

What the science says about 7 common COVID-19 vaccine myths

Many in U.S. face mental health issues as COVID-19 enters year two

Do you still need a COVID-19 test after you’ve been vaccinated?

How The Pandemic Has Changed The Way We Grieve

Researchers report delayed skin reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

Why your arm might be sore after getting a vaccine

Fauci and Collins join interfaith leaders at cathedral vaccine ‘confidence event’

***FINANCES LAYOFFS & CUTS

Oakland's historic Mills College to stop granting degrees after 2023

200 Layoffs Planned at City College of San Francisco

Cabrini University cuts 46 positions, 15 programs

Leader of Pa. State Universities: make a change or “dissolve” the system

Emporia State makes adjustments and plans for more changes

***HIGHER ED IN COURT 

St. Louis lawsuit alleges university leaked confidential records to kill Title IX bill

Class action lawsuit against Wartburg College asks for tuition refunds after COVID-19 forced closures

University of Oregon professor’s equal pay lawsuit can proceed to jury trial 

***TEACHING

Widener University profs accidentally share video where they discuss how students were going to fail a test

Professor berates student in Myanmar for missing exam due to military-imposed internet blackout, viral screenshots show

How college students learned new ways to cheat during pandemic remote schooling

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

Brown Prof Gets Hounded Off Twitter for Article Saying It’s OK to Take Your Kids on Vacation

A University of San Diego professor under investigation for racial comments in a blog

After grad student suicide, misconduct findings, university suspends professor

Law School Invites Professor Who Uses Racial Slurs To Encourage ‘Dialogue,’ Then Shuts Off Comments

Tenure’s Broken Promise ($)

One NJ professor's struggle with the 'Asian fetish' stereotype

***ADMINISTRATORS

Oregon Tech Faculty Call for President's Resignation

LSU administrator gave rapists, stalkers and other Title IX violators slaps on the wrist

Santa Clara University President Investigated for Alleged Misconduct, Inappropriate Comments

Brandeis University president takes bitter contract negotiations public

Oregon State puts F. King Alexander on probation for his role in LSU sexual misconduct scandal

Survey shows college presidents emerging from COVID-19 more confident in their institutions

***NEW ADMINISTRATORS

Stephen F. Austin State University names new provost

Bentley University names new president

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Oral Roberts and 12 other March Madness teams with religious affiliations

Offensive language prompts Wheaton College to revise plaque for slain missionaries

How Faculty on Christian Campuses Can Support Asian and Asian American Students

Taylor University announces new president: former Gordon College president

Houston Baptist University plans new buildings, community revitalizations 

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS & LGBTQ ISSUES

Actor Says Catholic University Canceled Contract Because of Sexual Orientation

Lee U. clarifies marriage stance, alumni start LGBTQ+ petition

Survey finds LGBTQ+ students attending religious colleges struggle with belonging

The Equality Act Through the Eyes of a Christian College President

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS & POLITICS

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Leaves Liberty University Think Tank

What America Can Learn From My Experience Being Black in a Trumpland Christian college

***RESEARCH

Is preprint the future of science? A thirty year journey of online preprint services

How long do institutional investigations into accusations of serious scientific misconduct typically take?

Scientists Should Admit They Bring Personal Values to Their Work

The open access effect in social media exposure of scholarly articles

***RETRACTIONS

Retracting publications doesn’t stop them from influencing science

Research integrity in the COVID-19 era: insights from Retraction Watch co-founder Ivan Oransky

***CAMPUS SPEECH

Biden administration commits to anti-Semitism definition that could stifle campus speech

High school football coach who prayed after games loses appeal

***STUDENTS & MENTAL HEALTH 

‘When Normal Life Stopped’: College Essays Reflect a Turbulent Year

News Study reports that CUNY students’ mental health has worsened due to the pandemic 

Mindfulness program in campus dorms, groups improved students’ mental health

Study: College students’ mental health suffered when displaced by pandemic

Half of U.S. college students battling anxiety or depression, study finds

5 Mental Health Tips for College Students

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

San Diego law professor under investigation over Chinese reference in coronavirus blog post

Reports of racism on Wisconsin college campuses have increased in past year

Why Did Boise State Suspend Its Mandatory Diversity Course?

Second Georgetown Law prof leaves in midst of investigation over conversation about Black students ($)

Episcopal seminary deans respond to racial incidents at Sewanee

***DATA SECURITY 

Victoria University of Wellington accidentally deletes all files stored on desktop computers

FBI Warns of Increased Ransomware Attacks Targeting Colleges

Articles of interest about higher ed - Dec 11

***THE VIRUS   

Tracking how the coronavirus is impacting colleges

Kids catch and spread coronavirus half as much as adults, Iceland study confirms

***CUTS AT COLLEGES  

University of Evansville admin proposes cutting quarter of the faculty, nixing 17 majors

Marquette University To Cut 225 Faculty And Staff Positions

UC Berkeley announces sweeping pay cuts 

Hit by Covid-19, Colleges Do the Unthinkable and Cut Tenure ($)

Western Oregon University plans to eliminate several majors and programs

University of Vermont provost stands by the administration’s plan to cut 23 humanities programs 

UMass, workers square off over furloughs as universities face massive budget gap

***COLLEGE FINANCES 

Moody's Sees Negative Outlook for Community Colleges

Cord-cutting and unbundling caused a massive shakeup in the TV industry—the same type of change is coming to colleges

***THE SPRING SEMESTER

Faculty members revolt over Univ of North Carolina plans to triple number of students living on campus next semester

Some colleges that played this semester safe are planning to expand in-person options for students in the spring

Some Colleges Plan to Bring Back More Students in the Spring ($)

Colleges Are Canceling Spring Break. In Its Place: ‘Wellness Days’ ($)

Is Cal State's plan for in-person classes next fall an early indicator?

***HUMANITIES 

Why the Humanities Are in Decline

***ONLINE CLASSES  

Teaching: How to Make Breakout Rooms Work Better

A New Report Confirms Our Fears About Remote Learning's Impact on Students

Remote learning widens equity gap ($)

Students Struggling With Online Learning A ‘Wake Up Call’ For Universities

A practical guide to working remotely with all 16 personality types

Microsoft files patent for a system to monitor employees' body language and facial expressions during work meetings

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Black employees at Southwestern College file lawsuit against school

Supreme Court rejects appeal to limit transgender students

Syracuse University sued for millions over going virtual during coronavirus pandemic 

Supreme Court denies LSU's attempt to claim immunity from lawsuit in death of fraternity pledge

Temple settles for $700K with Ed Dept over false U.S. News rankings data

***STUDENT CHEATING   

Privacy group files complaint against five online test-proctoring services

Associated Press Publishes List of “Best Essay Writing Services

Why Russian undergraduates cheat and how they rationalise it for themselves and others

How teachers prevent cheating during distance learning

Poor Security at Online Proctoring Company May Have Put Student Data at Risk

Automated Proctors Watch Students. Now Senators Are Watching These Companies.

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

Student arrested after taking Fresno college teacher hostage

UT professor files new libel suits against students who accuse him of promoting pedophilia 

Ferris State U professor put on leave after student newspaper uncovers a history of science denial

Law Professor Says He Was Suspended Without Cause

Public protector investigating UCT professor’s alleged plagiarism

Three Options For Reforming College Faculty Tenure

Chapman professor draws attention, reprimand as Trump’s lawyer in Texas lawsuit

Univ of Washington professor fired after investigation finds sexual misconduct with 17-year-old student

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

The 33,000-square-foot expansion at Trevecca Nazarene University will house the physician assistant program

Jerry Falwell Jr. drops defamation suit against Liberty University  

St. Edward's University introduces new president

***RESEARCH 

How to write a superb literature review

Two papers using the same data about the same topic were published in the same surgical journal one month apart. They came up with completely opposite conclusions.

***STUDENT LIFE 

Dartmouth College revoked the on-campus privileges of 86 students who violated COVID-19 policies during fall term

What It's Like To Apply To College During The Pandemic

Completing College National and State Reports  

More high school seniors skip out on college planning amid COVID-19 

College Students Reflect On Another Semester During The Pandemic

Columbia students threaten to withhold tuition fees amid Covid protest

Inside one of the largest college journalism collaborations ever

***FREE SPEECH

Cambridge University rejects proposal it be 'respectful' of all views

Report: 88% of universities restrict expression — and online classes are especially dangerous for student speech

Education Department Blasts 'Culture of Censorship' at Colleges ($)

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS

Johns Hopkins, long believed by university to be abolitionist, owned slaves, records show

NC State investigating employee accused of Proud Boys membership

University of Dallas Student Gov can't decide whether to approve a club focused on racial justice  

Lehigh College of Education plagiarized anti-racism section

Why Is Auburn University Losing Black Students?

***SEXUAL HARRASSMENT & ASSAULT

Biden vows ’quick end’ to DeVos’ sexual misconduct rule

Students join forces to fight campus sexual assault as Instagram accounts reveal disturbing pattern

Lawsuit: lax Eckerd College security led to rape

Articles of interest about higher ed - Nov 11

***HIGHER ED & POLITICS

 What Community Colleges Won and Lost on Nov. 3

With DeVos out, Biden plans series of reversals on education

Biden’s plan for colleges

Kamala Harris to be first vice president who graduated from HBCU

***HIGHER ED  

The colleges with virtually no coronavirus cases

***LAYOFFS & FURLOUGHS 

Faculty, administration clash at Misericordia University over tenure and layoffs

Colleges Have Shed a Tenth of Their Employees Since the Pandemic Began ($)

Major Cuts Ahead For Guilford College Faculty

Turmoil Marquette planned cuts

**PROGRAMS CUT

Doane’s Board of Trustees approved budget cuts that could eliminate 18 academic programs

Clemson to discontinue men’s track and field and cross country program

Western Michigan University to consider ending Cooley Law School affiliation

***COLLEGE FINANCES 

Nearly All States Suffer Declines in Education Jobs

Authors discuss recent book 'Runaway College Costs'

Employers boosting programs that cover tuition amid pandemic

***EDUCATION IN COURT 

Professor claims Brooklyn College unfairly gave him the boot

Suit accuses Lycoming College of tolerating sexual misconduct of female students

Appeals Court Rules Against University of Texas in Free Speech Lawsuit

Supreme Court ruling: Dayton shooter school records will not be released

***HUMANITIES 

Can These Colleges Be Saved? Whither the small liberal arts college?

Survey on American Attitudes on the Humanities

***ONLINE CHEATING

Problems using the Canvas Activity Log to catch cheating 

Online cheating surges during the pandemic; universities struggle to find a solution ($)

***ACADEMIC LIFE  

Professors fight Face-to-Face Teaching Mandates

The Pandemic Is Dragging On. Professors Are Burning Out ($)

Doane accused of making false copyright complaint against faculty website

***ADMINISTRATORS

U of West Georgia faculty: No-confidence vote in president

Belmont University President to retire after two decades at the helm

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS  

Many Christian university are trying to look cheaper than they really are

Cornerstone University’s president to step down in 2021

Southwestern Baptist adjunct professor, wife, struck and killed by drag racer

Assumption University president ‘deeply’ regrets that language in document hurt LGBTQIA students

College Student, 20, Found Dead in Dorm Room at Christian college After Testing Positive to COVID-19

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

Liberty Moves Toward Separate President, Chancellor

Lynchburg judge unseals documents in Falwell defamation suit

John Piper’s Liberty Convocation Pulled After Election Post

Trump becomes the first Republican to lose Virginia city where Liberty University is located since 1948

***RESEARCH 

A widely ridiculed paper about jade amulets protecting against COVID-19 makes us wonder what systems are in place to review outlandish claims  

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Scholarly Research Integrity

Improper publishing incentives in science put under microscope around the world

***STUDENT LIFE 

The Big Question: Is a College Degree Still Worth It? ($)

Meet Covid-19’s Freshman Class

College applications slide, especially for low-income students

Nearly half of high school seniors haven't started applying to college, survey reveals

Even if you’re asymptomatic, COVID-19 can harm your heart, study shows – here’s what student athletes need to know

Analysis sheds first light on youth voting trends

***STUDENT MEDIA

The Enduring Relevance of College Radio

Covid Is the Big Story on Campus. College Reporters Have the Scoop ($) 

Doane to cut budget of Doane Student Media 

Reporting by High school journalism students takes down the head of Kentucky police

***ENROLLMENT

Cal State schools see enrollments surge during COVID-19 pandemic

Five of the 10 Church of Christ-affiliated universities have record enrollments this fall

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

Advocates say updates to Stanford sexual misconduct policy don’t fix narrow scope

New Title IX Rules Regarding Rape Assailed by Alleged Victim 

***RACIAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS 

Student’s racist video sparks First Amendment controversy at FAU

Texas band won't play at final 2 home games amid dispute over spirit song tied to minstrel shows

What does it mean to say ‘I’m in favor of diversity’ when you haven’t even reckoned with what the state of diversity is in your own institution?

Articles of interest about the virus, higher ed, frauds & more - May 18

***THE VIRUS

An expert explains how to assess risk when reconnecting with friends and family

Dying to go out to eat? Here's how viruses like Covid-19 spread in a restaurant

Dogs caught coronavirus from their owners, genetic analysis suggests 

How long does coronavirus live on clothes and shoes? Here's what we know

***THE VIRUS & SCIENCE 

Science communication in the age of Coronavirus (podcast) 

Communicating science’s inherent uncertainty and avoiding its use as a weapon during a crisis 

***FAKES & FRAUDS

How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread  

Virus Conspiracists elevate a new champion 

Manipulated images in Academia: hiding in plain sight?

Publishers launch joint effort to tackle altered images in research papers

Too many evangelical Christians fall for conspiracy theories online, and gullibility is not a virtue (opinion)

***HIGHER ED & THE VIRUS 

Coronavirus Will End the Golden Age for College Towns ($) 

How the coronavirus will accelerate the dismantling of the higher education system (podcast)

Corporate Education Will Never Return To The Classroom

Colleges acceptance rates may go higher as schools start aggressively courting applicants

How 3 small colleges in turnaround mode are adapting to the pandemic

How COVID-19 is driving a long-overdue revolution in education

Universities face another challenge amid coronavirus crisis: Fewer graduate students

Leaders of historically black colleges and universities say they’ve been hit hard by virus

***COLLEGE FINANCE

These California Colleges Have the Lowest and Highest Student Loan Debt-to-Income Ratios

Coronavirus set to chop $2 billion from California higher ed — but financial aid survives

USC to raise tuition 3.5% whether classrooms reopen or not

Colleges Around The Country Are Expecting Shortfalls Despite Rich Endowments

Colleges On Life Support Face 3 Choices: Death, Merger, Or Survival

***FURLOUGHS & LAYOFFS 

Faculty Cuts Begin, With Warnings of More to Come

Missouri Western cuts 30 percent of the faculty, along with programs in history, political science, sociology, economics, music and more 

Faculty Cuts Begin, With Warnings of More to Come

Arkansas-Little Rock Lays Off 13 Professors

***THE FALL SEMESTER 

Daunting considerations beyond testing for coronavirus infection, when it comes to reopening

How Much Will Enrollment And Tuition Revenues Be Down In The Fall?

'Unrealistic' for colleges and universities to reopen this fall: Fmr. Education Secretary

Incoming students at Harvard Medical School will start fall semester online

 Coronavirus Could Create a Hodgepodge of Campus Life in the Fall

Concordia Announces Fall Semester Will Take Place Online  

Reopen schools when it’s safe for students, not for the convenience of adults

Poll: College students would attend class in fall even without vaccine

***HIGHER ED IN COURT

Who Is Responsible If A University Reopens And A Student Dies From Covid-19? 

These two law firms have filed 28 coronavirus-related lawsuits against universities, and counting

Can students really sue colleges over online learning? Lawyers weigh in

Colleges Worry They'll Be Sued if They Reopen Campuses

Students sue DePaul University for tuition refunds, claim move to online classes due to coronavirus has ‘decreased value’ of their education 

NJ parents sue Maryland colleges for tuition refunds after coronavirus shut down campuses

***TEACHING ONLINE

9 Next Steps to Make Online Education More Engaging

How to survey college students about the shift online

Ideas to make your synchronous online classes more fun 

Some U.S. schools are pulling the plug on distance learning

The Remote Learning Diaries: How to Turn Your Home Into an Effective Remote Learning Environment 

Lessons learned: 9 takeaways from teaching online during COVID-19

Transitioning to Distance Learning: Three Tips for Teachers

I’m teaching on Zoom, and I’ve got to admit: My students are missing out 

A Google body language consultant shares how to relax and be confident on Zoom

***ONLINE CHEATING 

Should Students Be Monitored When Taking Online Tests?

Fourteen Simple Strategies to Reduce Cheating on Online Examinations

Student Cheating at Issue as College Board Rolls Out Online AP Exams

***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 

A Small Religious University In West Texas Foreshadows What May Become Of Higher Education

St. Edward's University announces layoffs amid coronavirus pandemic 

Anthony Moore Led 5-Day Student Trip to AL & TN Last Fall, but Mentions of Him Removed From Cedarville Website

Campbell University students will receive private dorm rooms for upcoming school year

Betsy DeVos directs $500,000 from coronavirus relief to private college confused by some with cult

Even with season on hold, PLNU’s Hommes out to prove he belongs in the NBA 

Calvin Receives $22 Million Gift to Open Business School 

***CALVIN UNIVERSITY

Calvin Receives $22 Million Gift to Open Business School 

Calvin University to test all students, staff for coronavirus this fall

Calvin University gathers 5,000 COVID-19 tests for students

***LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 

What happened when Jerry Falwell Jr. took on journalism over COVID-19

Liberty University eliminates philosophy department

***THE HUMANITIES

A new report offers some data on the Humanities from before the pandemic 

***RESEARCH 

Understanding Preprints (a cartoon)

When individuals paying to fund research leading to a therapy are also the first to receive it, there are concerns

What are innovations in peer review and editorial assessment for? (opinion)

To guard against rushed and sloppy science, build pressure testing into your research

 There is no black and white definition of predatory publishing

Meet this super-spotter of duplicated images in science papers 

Integrity of randomized controlled trials: challenges and solutions

Rice University settles grant misuse claims for $3.7 million

Ten common statistical errors from all phases of research, and their fixes

***STUDENT MEDIA 

 College journalists writing the rulebook during pandemic

Senior year derailed, a high school journalist pushes toward one last deadline

***STUDENT LIFE

How the most prized degree in India became the most worthless: An oversupply of programmers and universities has left thousands without work 

Quarantine class of 2020: Virtual internships surge during coronavirus pandemic

D.C. Public Schools Modifies Technology Policy After ACLU-DC Flags First Amendment Problems With Student Online Speech Rules

***STUDENT LIFE: FINDING JOBS

Cal State Fullerton Career Center director provides tips for finding jobs virtually 

How do you launch a journalism career in the middle of a pandemic? 5 tips from The New York Times’ director of newsroom fellowships and internships

***STUDENT LIFE: SDSU 

Some SDSU students locked into leases

SDSU Students Deflated By News Of An Online-Only Fall Semester

***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT

DOE’s new regulation says colleges aren't responsible for sexual assault or harassment that takes place in study abroad programs or in private, off-campus settings 

ACLU sues Betsy DeVos over new rules on campus sexual harassment and assault