Today's Clips (6/21/23)
IN OTHER NEWS

Black and Hispanic college graduates, whose lives were directly shaped by race-conscious college admissions, have complicated thoughts about the expected Supreme Court decision.

For the past 30 years, Edward Blum has been on a mission to spearhead legal cases aimed at removing racial preferences from American life—by upending the law governing them. He has found some success—and drawn considerable ire.

New evidence suggests William Bennett was right when he said, in 1987, that federal student aid policies enable colleges to raise tuition.

When professors or other faculty members say or post controversial comments, the remarks are quickly followed by calls to fire or otherwise sideline them. Yet the responses by colleges seldom leave anyone satisfied.

The D.C. attorney general and Georgetown University agreed to the settlement involving overtime practices in a deal announced Tuesday.

Students discuss the rising rate of young people leaving higher education, and whether it’s a good idea or not.

Truist, however, will provide the "largest non-naming rights sponsorship" for Wake Forest University's athletics department.

Shouts & Murmurs by Alyssa Brandt: Moms and dads, please note that utterances beginning with “Back in my day . . .” or “Do they still . . .” are strictly prohibited.

TRADES

A new report shows misalignments in institutional and student views on preferences for virtual instruction and experience with generative AI. More than half of faculty members say they prefer face-to-face classes over hybrid or online delivery, but nearly seven in 10 students say they prefer an instructional model with at least some virtual component. Three-quarters of students favor digital course materials over print, while professors are split 50-50. And 60 percent of faculty instructors opt to send students to the traditional bookstore as their primary method of course material access, though barely 15 percent of students say they prefer to purchase new print materials.

The University of Michigan has one of the largest DEI operations in the country. Yet Black enrollment has barely budged, and students still feel isolated.

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