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☆ More Students Are Turning Away From College and Toward Apprenticeships
  + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Photographs Valerie Plesch For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Last spring Dina Sosa Cruz sat with her parents and sister in the family’s living room and reviewed her options: a full academic ride to the University of the District of Columbia, or an apprenticeship in the insurance industry. The college route meant at the end of four years the 22-year-old would have a degree, a little debt and no work experience. The apprenticeship would leave her with a two-year degree, money in the bank and training in a profession that appealed to her.
☆ Stanford Faculty Say Anonymous Student Bias Reports Threaten Free Speech
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Photographs Amy Osborne For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A group of Stanford University professors is pushing to end a system that allows students to anonymously report classmates for exhibiting discrimination or bias, saying it threatens free speech on campus. The backlash began last month, when a student reading “Mein Kampf,” the autobiographical manifesto of Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, was reported through the school’s “Protected Identity Harm” system.
☆ Stanford Faculty Move to Stop Students From Reporting Bias Anonymously
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Photographs Amy Osborne For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A group of Stanford University professors is pushing to end a system that allows students to anonymously report classmates for exhibiting discrimination or bias, saying it threatens free speech on campus. The backlash began last month, when a student reading “Mein Kampf,” the autobiographical manifesto of Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, was reported through the school’s “Protected Identity Harm” system.
☆ Stanford Faculty Moves to Stop Students from Reporting Bias Anonymously
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Photographs Amy Osborne For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A group of Stanford University professors is pushing to end a system that allows students to anonymously report classmates for exhibiting discrimination or bias, saying it threatens free speech on campus. The backlash began last month, when a student reading “Mein Kampf,” the autobiographical manifesto of Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, was reported through the school’s “Protected Identity Harm” system.
☆ Text by Text, Students Sorted Fact From Fiction in Michigan State Mass Shooting
  + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Joe Barrett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
EAST LANSING, Mich.—Hailee Maynard, a junior at Michigan State University, arrived at the Creole Burger Bar in Lansing Monday evening with six friends—mostly her sorority sisters—excited to celebrate a 22nd birthday. “We were talking about how surprised Payton (the birthday girl) was going to be,” she said.
☆ College Board Shrinks Advanced-Placement Curriculum for African-American Studies
  + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said last month the original curriculum for an AP class on African-American studies advanced a political agenda. The College Board on Wednesday released a revised version of its curriculum for a new advanced-placement class that covers African-American studies—days after the draft was denounced by the governor of Florida as indoctrination. The new curriculum makes optional some topics from the pilot version including Black Lives Matter and reparations for slavery and adds optional subjects such as Black conservatism.
☆ Professors Turn to ChatGPT to Teach Students a Lesson
  + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Last month a professor at Weber State University in Utah asked a new artificial-intelligence chatbot to write a tweet in his voice. Within a few minutes the application, called ChatGPT, had spit out a dozen messages that captured Alex Lawrence’s tone and personality. His first reaction: “Holy Cow!” His second: “This is the greatest cheating tool ever invented.”
☆ Harvard Reverses Course, Will Offer Position to Critic of Israel
  + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Harvard University on Thursday said it would extend a fellowship offer to a prominent human-rights advocate, reversing an initial decision that prompted critics to question whether the school had bowed to political pressure from pro-Israel donors. The issue surfaced this month after the Nation published an article saying that Douglas Elmendorf, dean of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, vetoed a one-year fellowship for Kenneth Roth , the recently retired executive director of Human Rights Watch, because of Mr. Roth’s past criticism of Israel.
☆ Mouse Jigglers, Fake PowerPoints: Workers Foil Bosses’ Surveillance Attempts
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Lindsay Ellis | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
In a time of hybrid work, employers are extra-focused on making sure their staffers are being productive. Now come employees with work hacks to keep the bosses off their tails.
☆ The Impossible Decisions That Faced Those Trapped in the Buffalo Blizzard
  + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
On Friday afternoon, Abdul Sharifu left his house in Buffalo, N.Y., to go to the market to buy milk for his two young children. He hadn’t gotten far when his car got stuck in one of the deadliest blizzards in the history of the city. Mr. Sharifu, a 26-year-old refugee from Congo, sat in his Toyota RAV4 with a dwindling supply of gas in his tank and called a friend to explain his plight, said Erieckson Kiza, a leader in the Congolese community. Mr. Sharifu, clad only in a thin tracksuit, told the friend he feared he would freeze when his gas ran out and the heat cut off. Waiting at home for his return was his wife who was nine months pregnant.
☆ The Impossible Decisions That Faced Those Trapped in the Buffalo Storm
  + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
On Friday afternoon, Abdul Sharifu left his house in Buffalo, N.Y., to go to the market to buy milk for his two young children. He hadn’t gotten far when his car got stuck in one of the deadliest blizzards in the history of the city. Mr. Sharifu, a 26-year-old refugee from Congo, sat in his Toyota RAV4 with a dwindling supply of gas in his tank and called a friend to explain his plight, said Erieckson Kiza, a leader in the Congolese community. Mr. Sharifu, clad only in a thin tracksuit, told the friend he feared he would freeze when his gas ran out and the heat cut off. Waiting at home for his return was his wife who was nine months pregnant.
☆ Pandemic Learning Loss Could Cost Students $70,000 in Lifetime Earnings
  + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Ben Chapman | Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Students are taking longer to learn concepts this year, require more tutoring and struggle to engage in group activities, according to a new study by a Stanford economist. Learning loss could shave $70,000 off the lifetime earnings of children who were in school during the pandemic, according to a new study by a Stanford economist. The sobering forecast is based on an analysis of the sharp declines in the scores of eighth-graders on national math tests taken between 2019 and 2022.
☆ Death Toll From Buffalo Storm Rises to At Least 28
  + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Joseph Pisani | Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
At least 28 people have died in the Buffalo, N.Y., area as the result of the brutal storm that swept through the area in recent days, with officials warning that the death toll could continue to climb in days to come. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown on Tuesday said the death toll was likely to rise.
☆ Death Toll From Storm in Buffalo, N.Y., Region Rises to at Least 25
  + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
At least 25 people have died in the county that contains Buffalo, N.Y., as the result of the brutal storm that swept through the area in recent days, with officials warning that the death toll could continue to climb in days to come. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed the deaths Monday and said the total would likely rise as additional bodies already recovered are identified. Some people died while stuck in cars, others were found on the street and in snowbanks as high as 10 feet. Several people had heart attacks while digging out cars and clearing walkways, and Mr. Poloncarz urged people with heart conditions to avoid shoveling.
☆ Death Toll From Storm in Buffalo, N.Y., Region Rises to at Least 27
  + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
At least 27 people have died in the county that encompasses Buffalo, N.Y., as the result of the brutal storm that swept through the area in recent days, with officials warning that the death toll could continue to climb in days to come. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Monday that the total would likely rise as additional bodies are found or those already recovered are identified and determined to be storm-related deaths.
☆ Deep Freeze Envelops U.S. Christmas Day
  + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Robbie Whelan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The eastern half of the U.S. is waking up to yet another morning of extreme cold Sunday, as the weather pattern that brought snow, icy winds and subfreezing temperatures to much of the country last week slowly trudges eastward. The National Weather Service said Sunday morning that blizzard conditions were likely to continue into Christmas Day for pockets of the country, and that some areas in favored snow belts could see several more feet of snow.
☆ Storm Leaves at Least Seven Dead in Buffalo, N.Y., Area
  + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Robbie Whelan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
At least seven people have died in the Buffalo, N.Y., area as the result of the punishing storm that swept through the area in recent days, bringing icy winds, frigid temperatures and persistent blizzard-like conditions. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed the deaths Sunday, saying some people died while stuck in cars while others were found on the street in snowbanks, some of which measured up to 10 feet.
☆ Storm Leaves at Least 12 Dead in Buffalo, N.Y., Area
  + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Robbie Whelan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
At least 12 people have died in the Buffalo, N.Y., area as the result of the punishing storm that swept through the area in recent days, bringing icy winds, frigid temperatures and persistent blizzard-like conditions. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed the deaths Sunday and said the total would rise as additional bodies already recovered are identified. Some people died while stuck in cars, others were found on the street in snowbanks, some measuring up to 10 feet. The dead were between the ages of 26 and 93, he said.
☆ Snow, Bitter Winds, Subfreezing Temperatures Set to Continue Through Weekend
  + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Heavy snow, strong winds and dangerous wind chills caused by a “bomb cyclone” are expected to continue through the holiday weekend in most parts of the country, according to the National Weather Service. The eastern two-thirds of the U.S. is waking up to bone-chilling temperatures Saturday morning along with blizzard conditions downwind of the Great Lakes and freezing rain in the Pacific Northwest, according to the National Weather Service.
☆ University of California, Striking Graduate Workers Reach Accord After 32 Days
  + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Academic workers at the University of California reached a tentative settlement on Friday, potentially drawing to an end one of the most disruptive work actions in American higher education. If the deal is approved by 36,000 graduate student workers, it will increase minimum pay by about $10,000 to $34,000 for nine months of part-time work, according to a statement from UC President Michael Drake outlining terms of the agreement.
☆ Antisemitism Is Rising at Colleges, and Jewish Students Are Facing Growing Hostility
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Adina Pinsker commutes to Rutgers University in Newark, N.J., to study supply-chain management. She is also active in Hillel International, the nation’s largest collegiate Jewish organization. When she arrives on campus, she takes an indirect route to class and tucks inside her shirt the silver Star of David she wears around her neck. These are precautions, she said, to avoid harassment from students who dislike Israel, the people who support it, or both.
☆ University of California Strike Continues for Third Week as Finals Near
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Alicia A. Caldwell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LOS ANGELES—Nearly 50,000 academic workers picketed 10 University of California campuses for a third week, generating uncertainty around final exams which are scheduled to begin next week, even as a quarter of the strikers reached a tentative deal this week. The strike, one of the largest at an academic institution, has resulted in canceled midterms and classes across the 10 campuses. On picket lines, which form at 8 a.m., strikers complain that the pandemic and inflation which followed exacerbated an already exploitative university business model which has long taken advantage of graduate students and contingent faculty who do the bulk of the teaching.
☆ University of California Strike Disrupts Classes Just Weeks Before Finals
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Nearly 50,000 academic workers across the sprawling University of California system walked off the job and onto picket lines Monday, demanding higher wages and better benefits. The teaching assistants, researchers and postdoctoral fellows failed to reach a deal with the university system over the weekend as they demanded pay increases to match the rising cost of housing and inflation. The employees are represented by the United Auto Workers, which called the strike the largest in the history of U.S. higher education.
☆ College Enrollment Declines Again Though Online Schools, HBCUs See Increases
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Historically Black colleges and universities, such as Morehouse College in Atlanta, have seen some recent enrollment increases. College enrollment dropped for the third consecutive school year after the start of the pandemic, dashing universities’ hopes that a post-Covid rebound was at hand. The rate of the decline has slowed this fall, with college enrollment dropping 1.1% since last autumn. Over the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, enrollment fell about 6.5%, according to the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit that released a report Thursday.
☆ Michigan State University President Resigns Following Title IX Controversy
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The president of Michigan State University resigned his position on Thursday after a tumultuous battle with the school’s board of trustees, making him the school’s third president to depart since 2018 amid accusations of mishandling sexual misconduct allegations. The resignation follows media reports of disagreement among members of the board of trustees over how President Samuel Stanley handled an alleged violation of Title IX, the federal law that bars sex discrimination in programs that receive federal aid.
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