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Covering all things faculty for @insidehighered. More active on Bluesky. Email: emma.whitford@insidehighered dot com // Signal: @ emmawhitford.96

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Former professors accused of sexual misconduct

Former professors accused of sexual misconduct

The first in a series of stories about sexual abuse by faculty at St. Olaf College.

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Under the Radar

Under the Radar

“My parents, before I came, said ‘keep your head down and don’t talk about politics,’” Josh Larson ’20 said .…

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Campus wrestles with racism following series of hate crimes

Campus wrestles with racism following series of hate crimes

On Oct. 4, a hate crime was reported to Public Safety. The N-word had been written across a white board outsi…

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Pro-black display highlights police brutality

Pro-black display highlights police brutality

"Does our citizenship not hold enough value? Or does our education not speak volume?" These questions are wri…

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Overworked and Undervalued

Overworked and Undervalued

An investigation into the work conditions for non-tenure-track faculty at St. Olaf College.

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Marilyn Carlson Nelson on how your business can join the fight against sex trafficking

Marilyn Carlson Nelson on how your business can join the fight against sex trafficking

Super Bowl LII is guaranteed to bring large crowds to the Twin Cities, and the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Comm…

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Florida Board Approves Stuart Bell as UF’s Next President

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Prior to the vote, the incoming president, center, faced several questions from board members about his stance on DEI. The Florida Board of Governors voted Wednesday to make former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell the next president of the University of Florida, giving the flagship research university a permanent president after two years without one.
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After 51 Years at Bard and 6 Months of Scandal, Botstein Retires

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During his 51 years as president, Botstein racked up a long list of accomplishments, but the final six months of his tenure have been marred by controversy over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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U of Tennessee to Pay $1.9 Million to Prof Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comments

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Former UT Knoxville professor Tamar Shirinian was fired in February, five months after she posted on Facebook that the “world is better off without [Kirk] in it.” The University of Tennessee System will pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a former professor who was fired for comments she made about the late conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, Knox News reported Monday. State officials must now approve the settlement.
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Awards

Minnesota Newspaper Association College Better Newspaper Contest

2016 - Investigative Journalism

Won first place for investigative journalism at the 2016 MNA College Better Newspaper Contest. The winning series of stories detailed the work conditions of non-tenure-track faculty at St. Olaf College.

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