Wesley Jenkins
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College AccessWashington U. Is No Longer America’s Least Economically Diverse College. Is That Good Enough?
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. -
Your’re Getting Warmer …
The Thanksgiving-Winter Break Boomerang: Is All That Travel Really Necessary?
In a time of climate threat, here’s what carbon-conscious colleges can do. -
News
Is Blockchain the Future of Academic Credentials?
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. -
Immigration
Some 250 People Arrested in ICE’s ‘U. of Farmington’ Sting Operation
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. -
Athletics
Image-Licensing Deals Could Enrich Big-Time College Athletes. What About the Soccer Team?
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. -
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The Line Between Researcher and Activist
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. -
Students
After a Freshman’s Death, Cornell U. Fraternities Ban Some of Their Own Events. But Is the Move Merely Symbolic?
A string of Greek-related fatalities at campuses across the country spurs a range of responses from university administrators. -
Campus Safety
Sigma Phi Epsilon Leaves North American Interfraternity Conference, Saying Its Reforms Fall Short
The conference rejected the fraternity’s complaint about inadequate promotion of safety and chided it for how it had chosen to depart. -
News
Some Colleges Are Using Beacon Technology to Track Athletes’ Attendance. Is That Ethical?
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. -
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Florida State Bought Out Its Football Coach’s Contract for $22 Million. How Else Could It Have Used That Money?
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.
