#UATX ?

"I left my post as president of St. John’s College in Annapolis to build a university in Austin dedicated to the fearless pursuit of truth."

--Pano Kanelos

https://www.uaustin.org

https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/we-cant-wait-for-universities-to 

University of Florida bans professors from giving expert testimony against state [yahoo! news]

 The flava:

The University of Florida barred three of its professors from serving as paid experts in a Florida voting rights case - sparking outrage within academia and in the news media. The university said allowing its professors to testify against the state was at odds with its interests. Critics say the move puts politics ahead of academic freedom. Here, George Justice, an English professor and former college dean, offers insight into the dynamics at play in the controversy. . . .

The article:

https://news.yahoo.com/university-florida-bans-professors-giving-122531055.html

End Racial Preferences at Colleges? [John Stossel]

 

60 Minutes visits Deep Springs College

 

The College Admissions 'Melt' Down [NPR]

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1041011021/the-college-admissions-melt-down

University must rehire transgender professor, says 10th Circuit [Reuters]

 The flava:

A U.S. appeals court on Monday ordered an Oklahoma state university to reinstate with tenure a transgender English professor after she won her lawsuit claiming she was denied tenure and ultimately fired after transitioning from male to female.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Southeastern Oklahoma State University's claim that the hostility created over six years of litigation between the school and plaintiff Rachel Tudor, and the school's concerns about her scholarship, made her reinstatement untenable.

The article:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/university-must-rehire-transgender-professor-says-10th-circuit-2021-09-13/

Amicus briefs filed by the following:

• NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER, 
• A BETTER BALANCE, 
• ALLIANCE FOR A JUST SOCIETY, 
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, 
• AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, 
• ATLANTA WOMEN FOR EQUALITY, 
• CALIFORNIA WOMEN LAWYERS, 
• COLORADO WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION, 
• COLORADO ORGANIZATION FOR LATINA OPPORTUNITY AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, 
• DC COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
• END RAPE ON CAMPUS, 
• GENDER JUSTICE, 
• GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY, 
• IF/WHEN/HOW: LAWYERING FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, 
• IN OUR OWN VOICE: NATIONAL BLACK WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AGENDA, 
• LAWYERS CLUB OF SAN DIEGO, 
• LEGAL AID AT WORK, 
• LEGAL VOICE, 
• NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN WOMEN’S FORUM, 
• NATIONAL CRITTENTON, 
• NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, 
• NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE, 
• NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS, 
• NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN FOUNDATION, 
• NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES, 
• NATIONAL WOMEN’S POLITICAL CAUCUS, 
• OKLAHOMA COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, 
• SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW, 
• SISTERREACH, 
• THE WOMEN’S LAW CENTER OF MARYLAND, 
• WOMEN’S LAW PROJECT, 
• WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, and 
• LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND, INC.

College-Admissions Scandal to See First Trial Next Week [WSJ]

 The flava:

The nationwide college-admissions scandal is returning to the spotlight next week, with the first trial in the sprawling case involving two parents accused of bribery-and-fraud conspiracy in an alleged scheme to get their children admitted to the University of Southern California as athletic recruits.

Forty-six defendants, including Hollywood TV stars, business titans, Division 1 coaches and SAT test proctors, already have pleaded or agreed to plead guilty. The federal criminal proceedings, which came to light in 2019 as “Operation Varsity Blues,” have highlighted how gaining entry to selective colleges amounts to a bruising competition in many affluent pockets of the U.S. and have exposed how parts of the admission process have been ripe for exploitation.

In total, the U.S. attorney in Massachusetts charged 57 people in the case. Newport Beach, Calif., college counselor William “Rick” Singer has admitted to leading the scheme, which entailed rigging SAT and ACT scores or bribing coaches at the University of Southern California, Stanford University, Yale University and other schools to fraudulently present teens as recruited athletes. Being tagged by coaches as even non-scholarship players all but guarantees entry at some schools.

Several defendants have maintained their innocence. . . .

The article:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-admissions-scandal-to-see-first-trial-next-week-11630575001

Provo, still, you know?

Brigham Young has banned most types of facial hair for decades. One emeritus professor at the university is leading the charge to change that.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/16/style/beards-brigham-young-university.html

And a classic....

"moral atrocity" [Jeremy Fischer]

 

https://dailynous.com/2021/08/17/philosophy-professor-resigns-to-protest-universitys-covid-19-plan/

Stanford to reinstate weekly COVID-19 testing requirement, regardless of vaccination status [The Stanford Daily]

 The flava:

Stanford will require all students living on campus, living in University-sponsored off-campus housing, or coming to campus to be tested for COVID-19 weekly, regardless of vaccination status, starting on Aug. 15, according to a Wednesday email from Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole.

The reversal follows the University’s July elimination of the testing requirement for fully vaccinated students — a decision that was soon followed by seven fully vaccinated students testing positive for the virus. It also comes as Stanford continues to tighten on campus restrictions amid the surge in cases of the highly contagious Delta variant.

Stanford may be the first university in the Bay Area to enact such a requirement, though it is in good company — East Coast peer institutions like Harvard, Princeton and Brown are also requiring weekly testing for vaccinated students.

The article:

https://www.stanforddaily.com/2021/08/11/stanford-to-reinstate-weekly-covid-19-testing-requirement-regardless-of-vaccination-status/