New York’s governor is stepping in at Syracuse; a canceled panel at Columbia U. is called “an extreme insult to free speech”; and more.
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A white-supremacist manifesto, allegedly sent to students’ cellphones, shook the campus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York criticized the Syracuse chancellor’s handling of the events. (PREMIUM)
The university cited a failure to follow "standard procedures for holding events" as the reason to cancel. The decision follows clashes on several other campuses. (PREMIUM)
The Wayfinding Academy was founded by a former professor who had grown frustrated with higher education’s focus on prestige. Its innovative approach holds some lessons for traditional colleges.
Angelina Godoy is a sociologist who has studied human rights in Latin America. Under the current administration, her research focus has turned toward issues of immigration right in her own backyard. (PREMIUM)
Women of color are breaking new ground and becoming deans at universities across the country.
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