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Title IXing Science, UT-Austin Style

It is very likely that under a new gender equity program, the University of Texas at Austin, home to a professor who favors Title IX requirements for professors, will concentrate on providing gender parity within its science departments.

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Colleges conflicted about requiring vaccines
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Colleges conflicted about requiring vaccines

With students preparing to return to college campuses and in-person classes this fall, there is widespread confusion over the idea of requiring vaccines for students. Both public and private universities have seen a precipitous drop in student enrollment due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it is a new challenge to navigate how to keep their […]

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Oregon Doctor Tweets That “White People Can Be Exhausting”
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Oregon Doctor Tweets That “White People Can Be Exhausting”

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Dr. Esther Choo recently posted some tweets about white people that attracted attention. While the tweets were visible on her account Sunday morning, later in the day her account indicated that her tweets are protected, meaning they can only be viewed by people […]

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University of Texas-Austin Pledged to Support Conservative Group against Complaint by Student Government

Free speech is a two way street, liberals: Several Student Government (SG) representatives filed a resolution against Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) that also called for the administration to punish and even expel students who commit “future incidents of bias.” Without referring to the resolution, YCT sent a legal threat letter to UT President Gregory Fenves. It […]

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Underemployed Faculty @UTA

A study by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity shows that the State of Texas could save millions of dollars if instructors in the University of Texas system taught more students in larger classes.

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