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On the Couch: Cornell, Culture, and the Title IX "Cleanup" (opens the original)
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It was a heavy week in higher education, and this episode doesn't look away from it. Laura De Veau and her co-host on the couch (and spouse), Shawn De Veau, dig into the alleged 2024 sexual assault at Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity house, the university's sharply worded response, and what Cornell's own survey data says about campus culture. They then turn to the Education Department's formal repeal of the 2024 Title IX rule, and ask what it actually changes on campus, and what it doesn't.Key Takea
Culture Isn't a Benchmark (opens the original)
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The recent allegations out of Cornell University related to the law suit filed on September 14 in New York State court is, in a word, grotesque. A former student alleges that on October 19, 2024, seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity drugged and sexually assaulted her at the chapter house in Ithaca. The case has spread across TikTok and Instagram, with creators urging followers to call the Cornell President’s Office and the Board of Trustees. Cornell students have gone onlin
Can Campus Dialogue Still Bring Us Together? (opens the original)
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Catch the replay of this week’s What’s Up in the Academy? livestream, where we discuss Dartmouth’s effort to build a culture of meaningful campus dialogue—and what that approach may offer higher education at a time of deep polarization. We consider the essential roles of student affairs, faculty development, belonging, free expression, and institutional leadership in creating spaces where students can approach difficult conversations with curiosity, humility, and an openness to learning.<div cla
2 Weddings & A Funeral (opens the original)
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To honor the privacy of those whose stories inspire with this reflection, I have used initials rather than names.While I am an adult and should be able to do multiple things at once, this week tested me at a level I had not felt in some time. I knew the weekend of September 12 and 13 was going to be a busy one for some time: two days, two weddings. This had been on the books for months and had been the source of several conversations with my spouse and child, with travel plans, wardrobe changes,
The “Never Forget” Generation (opens the original)
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On the morning of September 11, 2001 I was in my office at the Reynolds Campus Center at Babson College meeting with my teaching assistants for my First Year Experience course. At the conclusion of the meeting, I was asked by one of them for help with a nagging maintenance issue in their room, and took my course facilitator hat off and my residence life hat on. Picking up the phone I called facilities and was informed that “they hit the towers” by the dispatcher. I had no idea what “they” were r
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