Ethical questions on athlete-tracking tech; 3 new AAU members' new world; Tulsa trustees override faculty; worry on foreign-gift reporting; and more.
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By Michael Vasquez

Babson College recruited Marwa Mohsen to join a new institution bearing the name of Mohammed bin Salman. When the job soured, she felt that she had nowhere to turn.   (PREMIUM)

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Athletics
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By Wesley Jenkins

The company’s creator describes the beacons as “lighthouses” that students’ phones look for only when they’re in the classroom. But even that could cross privacy boundaries. (PREMIUM)

Research
By Lindsay Ellis

For research universities, the prestige of being a member can help lure star faculty members. It also brings the fear of being cast out of the club. (PREMIUM)

Curriculum
By Lauren Fisher

Tulsa administrators have come under heavy fire for the university’s plan to slash 40 percent of its academic programming, primarily in the liberal arts.

Campus Safety
By Wesley Jenkins and Katherine Mangan

The conference rejected the fraternity’s complaint about inadequate promotion of safety and chided it for how it had chosen to depart. (PREMIUM)

International
By Karin Fischer

The new guidelines could be a significant burden on universities, 30 associations said in a letter to the U.S. Department of Education. And more top news in global higher education.

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By David Gooblar

In fact, lecturing can be a good teaching tool, but only if the lecture is designed to produce good learning.

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