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Yale to offer single-gender housing after Muslim students voiced concerns

John Macejka - UNC Chapel Hill — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:02:33 +0000

Students advocated for the single-gender spaces as a religious exemption Yale College students have the option of requesting single-gender on-campus housing and bathrooms for the 2023-24 school year following weeks of demands from religious students and allies. Dean of Students Melanie Boyd announced that Yale would provide single gender housing options in an email mid-March…

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Pennsylvania latest to eliminate college degree requirements for most state jobs

John Macejka - UNC Chapel Hill — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:02:20 +0000

Signals bipartisan shift away from degree requirements for state employment Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, eliminated bachelor’s degree requirements for 92 percent of state positions, following similar policy announcements by Republican governors in Utah and Maryland in 2022. For Pennsylvania, that’s roughly 65,000 jobs now open to candidates without four-year degrees…

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Industry apprenticeships prepare students where colleges fail: report

John Macejka - UNC Chapel Hill — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 05:02:43 +0000

‘72% of young adults with degrees believe college didn’t fully equip them to start their career’ A new report highlighted the role of professional industry apprenticeships in bridging the divide between worker education and on-the-job skills. A November study by Multiverse, a global apprenticeship training program, surveyed 500 adults aged 18 to 26 about their learning opportunities…

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Utah axes degree requirement for 98% of civil servant jobs

John Macejka - UNC Chapel Hill — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:02:45 +0000

‘Instead of focusing on demonstrated competence, the focus too often has been on a piece of paper,’ Utah governor says Utah will no longer require a bachelor’s degree for about 98 percent of its civil servant jobs, according to a recent decision by the state’s Republican governor. “The state executive branch has 1,080 different classified jobs. Of those, 98% – or 1,058 – do not require a…

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Next Harvard president must stand up for free speech, says student, faculty and alumni petition

John Macejka - UNC Chapel Hill — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 05:02:40 +0000

Harvard has not lived up to its free speech promises, according to signatories The next Harvard University president must champion free speech for the sake of the university’s integrity and reputation, according to a new petition signed by students, faculty and alumni. There is a culture at Harvard “that is not conducive to free exchange of ideas,” petition co-organizer and university…

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Columbia is the worst college for free speech, report concludes

John Macejka - UNC Chapel Hill — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:02:39 +0000

Columbia Republicans face ‘significantly more bureaucratic hurdles’: club president Columbia University placed last out of 203 universities scored by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and College Pulse in their 2022-23 “College Free Speech Rankings.” The university received the only “abysmal” rating for “Speech Climate,” scoring just 9.91 points out of a possible 100.

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USC frats form new council, claim school policies are ‘unfair’ and ‘flawed’

John Macejka - UNC Chapel Hill — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:02:48 +0000

The university ‘strongly urge[d] students’ to refrain from engaging with the disaffiliated groups’ Ten of the 14 fraternities at the University of Southern California have decided to form their own oversight body rather than comply with new regulations from the college. The decision has drawn criticism from the university which posted a statement condemning the new University Park…

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