Professors help students see why others think differently; whether the lecture can be saved; why campus-crime reports are breaking records; and more.
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They have created courses to teach students how to think critically about divisive topics, examine their own biases, and better understand why some people think differently than they do. (PREMIUM)
Three universities bear the bureaucratic brunt of the Clery Act’s stipulation that campus crimes be counted in the year they were reported, not when they are alleged to have occurred.
Two pieces of macabre mythology have an unstoppable appeal on campuses nationwide. But they’re not true. (PREMIUM)
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