As powerful supporters want the statue to be restored, student activists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argue that it should never return.
The draft regulations, obtained by The New York Times, would strengthen the rights of accused students and lessen colleges’ liability. But it’s unclear when the final rules will be issued and if they will follow the draft language.
The University in Exile was originally formed in 1933 as refuge for Jewish scholars fleeing Nazi rule. Now a group of private and public campuses are attempting something similar.
Bed lofts, open windows, alcohol abuse, and simple lapses in judgment contribute to the problem. An accident last August prompted Washington State University to try a range of solutions.
The data draw a portrait of a higher-education sector that is under pressure to enroll more students and to ensure that a diverse number of them have equal chances to improve their lives.
Numbers tell the story of the current state of higher education: the results of its diversity efforts, the decline in enrollment, and the growth in student debt.
Learn how higher education is changing by reading The Chronicle’s annual Almanac of Higher Education, with detailed tables and analysis on leadership, faculty pay, enrollment, diversity, student debt, endowments, research, state spending, and more.
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