Johns Hopkins may get its own police force; pro athletes study activism at Morehouse; students learn from devising their own exams; and more.
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Nurturing junior scholars of color is key to their careers, but also to the insights they may bring to HIV-prevention efforts. It’s a model, funders and researchers say, for work in other fields. PREMIUM
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Despitevocal protests from students and community members, Maryland’s House of Delegates voted to approve a bill to create an armed police force for the university.
Legislation that would create an armed campus force has Baltimore residents split, with some acknowledging a violent-crime problem while others say the university is trying to “throw its weight around.” PREMIUM
For professors at Morehouse College, the three-day workshop represents a chance to extend their teachings beyond the traditional classroom, to people who are in a position to be widely heard.
Having students use higher-order thinking skills to devise test questions is associated with higher scores and, the faculty member thinks, more learning.
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