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Education

Victims of Campus Sexual Assault and the Accused Stand to Lose From Devos’ Proposed Changes to Title IX

The secretary of education's plans threaten to make it more difficult for victims of sexual discrimination to seek justice, and might in turn hinder her goal of strengthening due process.

James McWilliams

Education

Academic Scientists Are Fleeing Universities for the Private Sector

What's behind academia's revolving door?

James McWilliams

Peter Boghossian, pictured here in 2013.

Education

A Philosopher’s Hoax Embarrassed Several Academic Journals. Was It Satire or Fraud?

By resorting to satire, did Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian violate basic professional and ethical standards?

James McWilliams

Demonstrators gather at the site of a planned speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida campus on October 19th, 2017, in Gainesville, Florida.

Education

How Higher Education Is Evolving Its Thinking Around Controversial Campus Speakers

A public policy non-profit has put together some guidelines to help universities prepare for future free speech controversies.

James McWilliams

Senator Chuck Grassley, pictured here in January of 2017.

Education

Chuck Grassley’s Crusade to Tax University Endowments

What should higher education expect from the new Senate Finance Committee chair?

James McWilliams

The Vaporfly 4% is just the most conspicuous example in the arms race underway to engineer pace-enhancing shoes.

Economics

Will a New Running Shoe Antagonize the Marathon’s Culture War?

Nike's new $250 shoe that makes a faster runner might be cause for celebration, but it plays into a long-running debate over the deeper meaning of the marathon and who should participate in it.

James McWilliams

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Education

Most Schools Don’t Have Clear Restroom Policies, and That’s a Public-Health Problem

A new survey finds that just 8 percent of schools have concrete bathroom policies. That lackadaisical approach can have serious health consequences for students.

James McWilliams