Avital Ronell, an influential scholar in feminist theory, was suspended by the university, which found that she had harassed a male graduate student. The news has prompted fierce criticism not just of the professor but of the scholars who defended her.
The Democratic nominee for governor, Stacey Abrams, owes $96,000 for her college and law degrees. But she’s not the only candidate for high office this year who has borrowed to pay for college.
Most institutions have “zero idea how they earn a living” and where their margins are across programs, says Rick Staisloff, a consultant on finance and strategy.
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David A. Thomas, Morehouse College’s new leader, began the academic year by staying in a single room in the campus’s oldest building. He forgot a mattress topper but picked up a few lessons.
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No salt, please. Allan Metcalf vacations on Americaâs northern Third Coast, where the T-shirts are plentiful, and sunsets over the lake are memorable.
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