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Colleges start new programs 22 Nov 2019

Augustana University, in South Dakota, is starting an M.B.A. Daemen College has started business specializations in social entrepreneurship and operations and supply chain management. McDaniel College is starting new majors in actuarial science, applied mathematics, biochemistry, biomedical science, criminal justice, health sciences, marketing and writing an […]

Scott Jaschik

Authors discuss their new book on race in higher education 22 Nov 2019

At a time when many American universities and colleges are struggling with strained race relations on campus, administrators looking for a new approach to address the problems may consider a new book, Rethinking Diversity Frameworks in Higher Education (Routledge). The authors are Edna B. Chun, chief learning officer for HigherEd Talent, a national diversity […]

Scott Jaschik

Indiana University condemns professor's racist and misogynistic tweets in strongest terms but won't fire him 22 Nov 2019

Indiana University at Bloomington will not terminate Eric Rasmusen, professor of business economics and public policy, for the “stunningly ignorant” views he expressed on social media. So said Provost Lauren Robel this week amid calls that Rasmusen be fired. Rasmusen “has, for many years, used his private social media accounts to disseminate his racist, sexi […]

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