Chaos surrounds choice of chancellor at Ole Miss; admissions experts weigh judge’s call for anti-bias training; Chanel Miller speaks out; and more.
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By Emma Pettit
Protesters were removed by police officers at a Friday news conference that was supposed to announce the University of Mississippi’s new chancellor. (PREMIUM)
After Brock Turner sexually assaulted her in 2015, Miller wrote a searing victim-impact statement as “Emily Doe” that went viral. In her new memoir, in which she speaks publicly for the first time, she has harsh words for the university. (PREMIUM)
Promoting ‘fearless creativity’ and borrowing a teaching approach from preschool were two of the suggestions.
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