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Education’s Culture Wars are only Really About Some Parents’ Rights

The misused phrase really refers to a small group of white, conservative, suburban and Christian parents by Selena Carrion A mother of four in Florida recently questioned the repeated defense of “parent rights” that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis cited before signing his controversial “Parental Rights...

College Majors are Another Form of Implicit Bias in Higher Education

Instead of being a great equalizer, higher education is leaving too many Black students behind by Michael Collins. What if higher education isn’t the “great equalizer” after all? According to.

Better Funding Can Increase the Number and Diversity of Doctoral Students

by Shaun M. Dougherty and Walter G. Ecton When a doctoral program in education introduced a comprehensive funding package that covered tuition, it led to an increase in the number.

Data Science Education Lacks a Much-needed Focus on Ethics

by Jeffrey C. Oliver The big idea Undergraduate training for data scientists – dubbed the sexiest job of the 21st century by Harvard Business Review – falls short in preparing students for the ethical use of data science, our new study found. Data science lies at the...

Critical Race Theory: Poisonous or Illuminating?

by Nathan M Greenfield Twice during the 2020 American presidential election campaign, President Donald Trump attacked Critical Race Theory (CRT). The first time, on Constitution Day in September 2020, Donald.

If the DOE Tracked Individual College Student Economic Outcomes, Would it “Cheapen” the College “Experience?”

by Nicholas Tampio The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has proposed that the federal government create a database that includes information on outcomes for individual college graduates, such as how much money.

Laziness Does Not Exist. But Unseen Barriers Do.

by Devon Price I’ve been a psychology professor since 2012. In the past six years, I’ve witnessed students of all ages procrastinate on papers, skip presentation days, miss assignments, and let due dates fly by. I’ve seen promising prospective grad students fail to get applications...

Why Grammar Matters

by Laurie Ann Britt-Smith After 20 years of teaching academic writing to both native speakers and English language learners, I can attest that at some point, just about everyone asks.

The “Ad-Junct” Life–Working Toward Contentment

by Sunny Knable, Ph.D. Ad– the prefix meaning “to or toward.” Junct – the root word meaning “to join, meet or link.” Adjunct — the precarious purgatory in which Ph.D.’s linger until they become.

CUNY’s Adjunct Faculty Should Have the Same Job Protections as New York’s Fast-Food Workers

by Ruth Wangerin and Marc Kagan There’s an unwarranted assumption that workers with college degrees are at the top of the heap in terms of not only earnings but also rights and dignity. Despite the obvious benefits of desk work, especially work that can be done...