Case name: Smith v. Tulane University, et al., No. 24-392 (E.D. La. 07/31/24).
Case name: Smith v. Tulane University, et al., No. 24-392 (E.D. La. 07/31/24).
I knew I wanted to do a PhD by the second year of my undergraduate history degree. I loved researching and writing, and I couldn’t believe that people could do these things for a job. I also loved the idea of helping others, sharing knowledge, and debating big ideas that we would never truly know the answer to. However, I quickly learnt the pursuit of an academic job, particularly in history, was not going to be an easy one.
CASE NAME: Patricio v. Towson University, No. 22-01454 (D. Md. 08/19/24).
At the outset of the pandemic, when students were studying remotely from their dorms or homes, several researchers gathered to discuss the impact of virtual learning on campus members’ perceptions of college, asking: “Do campus leaders at colleges or universities consider the importance of their institution's ‘place’ when they are making decisions?”
CASE NAME: Schultz v. Lewis & Clark College, No. 3:22-cv-00355 (D. Or. 09/04/24).
CASE NAME: Doe v. Syracuse University, et al., No. 5:21-CV-977 (N.D. N.Y. 08/02/24).
Adult learners have more higher education options than ever before — from degree to nondegree-bearing programs. Understanding whether adult learners still desire a 4-year degree — and if so, why — the authors of a new white paper assert, is “especially important at a time of great enthusiasm about novel alternatives to college diplomas.”
Shootings on campuses
Campus employment for undocumented students
Biden administration attempts new debt relief
Professor arrested on distribution charges
Election raises concerns over higher education funding
CASE NAME: Santa Maria v. Loyola University of Chicago, et al., No. 24 C 1698 (N.D. Ill. 09/09/24).
You know those really old people who volunteer at the hospital? Well, that now describes my husband and me. My husband drives a golf cart in the parking lots, carrying the visitors and patients to and fro. I sit at the front desk of one of the two medical office buildings that sits on the hospital campus. I smile, say hi, and answer simple questions. I’m not unlike the greeters at the big-box stores, except I wear a red vest rather than a blue one.