Some colleges are teaching students the art of having productive political conversations with people they disagree with. Marketplace's David Brancaccio discusses the school administrators behind the movement and how it prepares students for entering the workforce.
The university plans to consolidate its seven academic colleges to align programs with the future needs of the institution, ensuring sustainability while continuing to serve its students effectively.
The threat was posted on social media and comes after a federal task force on antisemitism announced it would visit 10 college campuses that experienced antisemitic incidents following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel.
'Instead of allowing free-range debate," lawyers for Speech First told the Supreme Court, "many colleges are more interested in protecting students from ideas that make them uncomfortable.'
Colleges and universities under investigation for campus antisemitism now risk losing federal contracts and grants, the Department of Education warns. The first target is Columbia University.
Facing a watershed moment in human agency, we must fiercely preserve spaces for human-only decision-making, especially in spaces demanding emotional intelligence, ethical judgment and creative thinking.
The Anti-Defamation League released an updated report card assessing how U.S. colleges combat antisemitism and protect Jewish students. The report evaluated 135 schools and found that 45% improved over the last academic year, while only 9% declined.
