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Zoom University: What Worked, What Did Not
Published in ACTA on July 15, 2020 This spring, after all my courses went remote, I was fortunate to have professors who tried out different strategies for structuring online classes. The classes I took ranged… Read more
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The Transient Spring of 2020: A Student’s Reflection on the Spring Semester
Published in ACTA on June 19, 2020 I was excited to go to Joshua Tree, California, for spring break, but the coronavirus outbreak canceled the trip and washed the experiences of a semester away from… Read more
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Open Borders and Free Trade: Not to Be Sold Separately
Published in Students For Liberty on October 27, 2020 Open borders and free trade must come together as a package. Pushing for one without the other amounts to a farce. Something many campus activists get… Read more
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UVA Law tells National Guard student she can’t finish semester AND serve her country. That didn’t sit very well.
Published in Campus Reform on April 13, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14702 The University of Virginia is backtracking after initially telling one of its law students that she may have to withdraw because her National Guard unit was… Read more
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These students are going to extreme lengths so everyone gets an ‘A’
Published in Campus Reform on April 28, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14790 Students at Scripps College in California are demanding everyone get A’s, and they’re going on an “academic strike” to get there. Students at the women’s college… Read more
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This university is offering credit for learning to play Dungeons and Dragons
Published in Campus Reform on April 16, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14724 Castleton University in Vermont is offering college credit to students for learning how to play Dungeons and Dragons. Greg Engel, an assistant professor in the Psychology… Read more
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UConn takes gov’t bailout while raising tuition, making college ‘free’ for some
Published in Campus Reform on June 4, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14986 After announcing that it would make tuition free for families making up to $50,000 per year, the University of Connecticut squeezed current students for tuition and… Read more
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This year’s most unbelievable student gov initiatives
Published in Campus Reform on December 26, 2019 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14144 When outlandish decisions are made on campus, they can often be traced back to a student government vote. Campus Reform reported on a number of these… Read more
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Prof says college hiring practices include ‘a political test,’ likens to McCarthyism
Published in Campus Reform on December 8, 2019 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14074 One math professor is speaking out against the perceived growing trend of filtering out ideological diversity in professors through application processes, pointing out one practice that… Read more
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Free speech group has a plan to hold private college’s accountable
Published in Campus Reform on May 6, 2020 https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14828 Speech First has a plan to hold private universities accountable for censoring students’ free speech. Plenty of private schools around the country claim to support free… Read more
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