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EYES ON BIG BROTHER

Dartmouth Dropped a Shaky Cheating Investigation, but Concerns Over Digital Surveillance Remain

By Katherine Mangan

The pandemic has supercharged the use of technology that monitors student behavior. Here’s why some are worried.

BACKGROUNDER

The Surveilled Student

By Katherine Mangan

New ways of monitoring health and academic performance won’t just disappear after the pandemic subsides.

RACE AND HISTORY

How Does a College Decide Whether to Change Its Name?

By Sarah Brown

Shedding a longtime label — even when it’s freighted with racist meaning — is a struggle for some leaders.

BACKGROUNDER

The Antiracist College

By Tom Bartlett

This may be a watershed moment in the history of higher education and race.

RACE ON CAMPUS

Engineering Has a Diversity Problem. Colleges Can Help.

By Vimal Patel

If present trends continue, it could take 256 years for Black engineers to achieve parity.

UPDATED DAILY

Here’s a List of Colleges That Will Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19

By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary

More colleges are mandating vaccinations. Here are the ones we know about.

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ADVICE

I Went to a Boot Camp for Department Chairs. Was It Worth It?

By Manya Whitaker

A professor in her first year as department head shares what she learned in a leadership-training workshop.

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How the Classroom is Being Transformed
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