The conference had invited for-profit publishers to a keynote; recruiting faculty of color is one thing, but retaining them is another; and more.
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In a statement released Monday morning, the Open Education Conference’s programming committee canceled the session, citing “abusive and harassing” posts and messages as the reason. (PREMIUM)
A professor searches for the right balance between free speech and academic freedom. Equality, he says, is at stake. (PREMIUM)
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