In Tennessee, a proposed law would let public school teachers refuse to call transgender students by the pronouns they use for themselves. At Shawnee State University – a public university in Ohio – a professor got paid US$400,000 to settle a lawsuit that he filed against the school after being disciplined for refusing to refer to a trans woman […] … learn more→
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Legal fights persist over policies that require teachers to refer to trans students by their chosen pronouns
Should you highlight the paper you’re reading?
The short answer to the question is… maybe, it depends. Not a yes or a no. That’s because should you highlight is not a simple question. Unless you are a marker addict of course, in which case the answer is an unequivocal yes. Highlighting is a form of engaging with writing. It’s a particular kind of annotation. We […] … learn more→
Gender pay gap: It’s roughly half-a-million dollars for women professors across a lifetime
There are substantial, long-term impacts from the gender pay gap for faculty at Canadian universities. Recent research from our multidisciplinary team, which includes expertise in equity policy, political science and cognitive science with mathematical modelling, shows that over the course of a career and retirement, this pay gap leads to a difference of roughly half-a-million dollars. […] … learn more→
University of Phoenix leaders attend 107th AACRAO meeting
In April 2022, top representatives of University of Phoenix took part in the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) Annual Meeting. This was the 107th AACRAO yearly conference and ran on April 3-6 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Top administrators from across the United States came together at the meeting […] … learn more→
Will Chinese universities leave international rankings?
Three Chinese universities declared on May 9 their intention to “withdraw from international rankings” . The announcement, given by national official news outlets, concerns the People’s University (Renmin) in Beijing as well as the universities of Nanjing and Lanzhou, located respectively in the provinces of Jiangsu, in the east of the country, and from Gansu, in the northwest, at the […] … learn more→
Fighting against cheating in higher education: punishment is not enough
The shift of higher education to digital, greatly accelerated by the pandemic and its health constraints, raises major ethical issues in terms of cheating and plagiarism. However, “we cannot solve today’s integrity problems with the tools of the past. The law and university regulations are not adapted”, as Michelle Bergadaà affirmed on the occasion of the labeling by the National Foundation […] … learn more→
Fahim Imam-Sadeque explains what you can do with an Actuarial Science degree
Actuarial science may not be the most well-known area of study, but it’s one that many students should consider. As business development professional Fahim Imam-Sadeque explains, students who love solving business problems using data and math should seriously consider the field. Actuarial scientists help businesses assess risk for insurance, investments, pensions, and employee benefits. If […] … learn more→
In Midwestern schools, LGBTQ teachers face discrimination, hate and their own fears
The national debate about LGBTQ issues in schools has come to the Midwest. In the wake of the passage of Florida’s so-called “don’t say gay” law, more than a dozen other states – including Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee and Ohio – have proposed similar legislation aimed at limiting how teachers discuss topics of gender identity or sexual orientation. Based on my […] … learn more→
4 Reasons why students should use a plagiarism checker
Most of the students don’t feel the need to run their assignments through a plagiarism checker as they believe they have nothing to prove and provide hard evidence for, but sometimes, that can be detrimental. Instances of inadvertent plagiarism can occur, and as a student, you might face serious consequences. During the course of your […] … learn more→
Top 5 reasons you should study in Canada in 2022
Did you know that 169,000 international students received Canadian study permits in 2021 alone? Canada is one of the top destinations for students wanting to study abroad, and it’s no secret why. Finding the right study destination is a big decision and not always easy to make. To help make your choice that much easier, here are […] … learn more→
