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Wesley Jenkins

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Andrew Martin, chancellor of Washington U. in St. Louis: “I’m proud that we’re middle of the pack, but my aspiration for Washington University is for us to be a leader.”
College Access
Washington U. Is No Longer America’s Least Economically Diverse College. Is That Good Enough?
By Wesley Jenkins December 18, 2019
After being shamed by The New York Times, the university more than doubled its percentage of low-income students. Now with a new administration, activists want continued change.
An untold number of college students make the round trip home for Thanksgiving and then repeat the trip within a couple weeks for the winter break. At least one college fuses the two breaks.
Your’re Getting Warmer …
The Thanksgiving-Winter Break Boomerang: Is All That Travel Really Necessary?
By Wesley Jenkins December 10, 2019
In a time of climate threat, here’s what carbon-conscious colleges can do.
Robert Mong, president of the University of North Texas at Dallas, says a blockchain-based credentialing system could "reduce the friction that is often associated with applying for community college or trade school or four year."
News
Is Blockchain the Future of Academic Credentials?
By Wesley Jenkins December 3, 2019
A for-profit college’s closure led to an idea in Dallas: Let students control their own records using the technology behind cryptocurrencies. Several groups are exploring blockchain’s academic potential on parallel tracks.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have arrested some 250 people through the agency’s sham “University of Farmington” in suburban Detroit.
Immigration
Some 250 People Arrested in ICE’s ‘U. of Farmington’ Sting Operation
By Wesley Jenkins November 27, 2019
Almost all of the undocumented immigrants who enrolled in the federal agency’s fake university are from India, and most of those arrested have been granted “voluntary departure,” according to a newspaper’s report.
As a soccer player at Wake Forest U., Joey DeZart would never have the opportunity to cash in on his sports celebrity the way that college football and men’s basketball players might one day be able to do. But collegiate players in nonrevenue sports could still make money by marketing their images if they do it right.
Athletics
Image-Licensing Deals Could Enrich Big-Time College Athletes. What About the Soccer Team?
By Wesley Jenkins November 21, 2019
The conversation around college athletes’ profiting from their image rights has centered on the biggest stars. Here’s how legislation could affect players in nonrevenue sports.
Angelina Godoy, director of Center for Human Rights at the U. of Washington, 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.
News
The Line Between Researcher and Activist
By Wesley Jenkins November 17, 2019
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.
Twenty-eight of Cornell U.’s 30 fraternities agreed to a ban on regulated Greek events for the rest of the semester, following the death of a freshman. Across the country, five people have died in fraternity-related incidents in the past month.
Students
After a Freshman’s Death, Cornell U. Fraternities Ban Some of Their Own Events. But Is the Move Merely Symbolic?
By Wesley Jenkins November 12, 2019
A string of Greek-related fatalities at campuses across the country spurs a range of responses from university administrators.
The central hallway of the former Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house at Virginia Tech. The North American Interfraternity Conference rejected the national fraternity’s complaint about inadequate promotion of safety and chided it for how it had chosen to depart the organization.
Campus Safety
Sigma Phi Epsilon Leaves North American Interfraternity Conference, Saying Its Reforms Fall Short
By Wesley Jenkins, Katherine Mangan November 7, 2019
The conference rejected the fraternity’s complaint about inadequate promotion of safety and chided it for how it had chosen to depart.
A beacon transmitter hangs above the blackboard in a classroom at the U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The device uses Bluetooth to let faculty members and coaches know when students and athletes, or their phones at least, are in the classroom.
News
Some Colleges Are Using Beacon Technology to Track Athletes’ Attendance. Is That Ethical?
By Wesley Jenkins November 7, 2019
The company’s creator describes the beacons as “lighthouses” that students’ phones look for only when they’re in the classroom. But even that could cross privacy boundaries.
Willie Taggart is collecting a cool $22 million to walk away as head football coach of the Florida State Seminoles. Imagine all the things a university could do with that sort of money.
News
Florida State Bought Out Its Football Coach’s Contract for $22 Million. How Else Could It Have Used That Money?
By Wesley Jenkins November 4, 2019
Instead of paying Willie Taggart to go away, the university could have funded scholarships for all of its athletes, wiped away the education debt of more than 600 students, or built 22 lazy rivers.
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