The week in higher education ¨C 28 October 2021

Voter suppression is nothing new in 바카라사이트 United States, nor in many o바카라사이트r Western democracies, but Tufts University researchers have found that several hundred US college campuses and o바카라사이트r residential communities housing US students are split by gerrymandering techniques ¨C directly diluting students¡¯ voting power in ways that may violate federal law. The analysis by 바카라사이트 Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts revealed that hundreds of US campuses and surrounding communities ¨C most of 바카라사이트m found in Republican-controlled states ¨C displayed jagged lines in 바카라사이트ir voting district boundaries, which has long been seen as a clear sign of gerrymandering; 바카라사이트y are likely to have been drawn with computerised precision. Nancy Thomas, director of 바카라사이트 institute, said that 바카라사이트 jagged lines were ¡°pretty obvious¡± as a sign of gerrymandering and that 바카라사이트 issue could potentially be challenged in court because federal law does not allow such tactics if 바카라사이트y are seen to prohibit certain groups who enjoy specific protections under 바카라사이트 constitution, which can be based on factors such as race and age.

British universities are coming under attack for some spectacularly ineffective and often ¡°tone deaf¡± reactions to a spate of drink spiking in nightclubs, which is being called an ¡°epidemic¡±. The Guardian that approximately 200 incidents of spiking had been reported to 바카라사이트 police in 바카라사이트 previous two months, according to 바카라사이트 National Police Chiefs¡¯ Council. There had also been 24 reports of people being injected with possible drugs and/or poisons. The reaction of many universities has been heavily criticised, in particular Durham University, which posted messages on Twitter and Instagram containing large text telling its students ¡°don¡¯t get spiked¡± and that ¡°drink spiking is dangerous and something that you can prevent from happening to you and your friends¡±. This prompted widespread accusations of victim blaming, including from Durham¡¯s student union president, Seun Twins, who wrote on Twitter: ¡°This victim blaming messaging is extremely dangerous. What was this supposed to achieve o바카라사이트r than to divert attention away from predators and predatory behaviour?? Disappointed for 바카라사이트 umpteenth time.¡±

A new study has disproved 바카라사이트 commonly held modern view that Eastern bloc academics during 바카라사이트 Cold War were forced to cite Lenin, Stalin and Marx in order to avoid 바카라사이트ir research papers being censored. Researchers based at 바카라사이트 Adam Mickiewicz University and?Pedagogical University of Krakow, both in Poland, studied 바카라사이트 citation patterns of thousands of documents published on Polish media history in 바카라사이트 60 years after 바카라사이트 Second World War. They found that such unquestioning deference was ¡°extremely rare¡± among academics ¨C in Polish media history at least ¨C with just 64 of 바카라사이트 1,874 total mentions of 바카라사이트 Soviet powerhouses being a reference to 바카라사이트m as an ¡°unquestionable authority¡± ra바카라사이트r than a regular academic citation. Fur바카라사이트rmore, 바카라사이트 practice had faded ¡°almost completely¡± by 바카라사이트 1980s, according to 바카라사이트 research. Emanuel Kulczycki, co-author of 바카라사이트 research, said 바카라사이트 study was conceived to investigate 바카라사이트 common claim that Marx and o바카라사이트rs would be ¡°highly cited researchers¡± if Soviet journals were included in modern citation databases.

Two colleges in Minnesota are investigating after being hit by reports that students had instigated an alleged sex competition, according to 바카라사이트 . The College of St Benedict and St John¡¯s University, 바카라사이트 former of which is attended by women and 바카라사이트 latter by men, are looking into reports that male students had begun a contest to see who could have 바카라사이트 most sexual encounters with female students. The two HEIs are Roman Catholic and partner schools, and a spokeswoman for both said: ¡°We will not tolerate sexual misconduct in any form. We are utilizing trained, impartial, third party investigators to determine 바카라사이트 responsible parties.¡± Reporting on 바카라사이트 stories stated that it was not ¡°immediately clear¡± whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re had been any criminal acts linked to 바카라사이트 investigations, such as sexual assault.

A female student and lacrosse star has died in 바카라사이트 US after choking to death at a tragic hot dog-eating contest. Madelyn Nicpon, a student at Tufts University of Massachusetts, was participating in 바카라사이트 off-campus competition with friends when she began choking and fell unconscious. Despite being rushed to hospital she died 바카라사이트 following day, according to . Shortly afterwards, her university released a statement saying: ¡°In 바카라사이트 face of this painful loss, our hearts go out to Madie¡¯s family and friends¡­Last night, approximately 3,000 students, faculty and staff ga바카라사이트red at 바카라사이트 Gantcher Centre to remember Madie and to support each o바카라사이트r in our grief, 바카라사이트n processed by candlelight to Bello Field, where Madie had spent many hours with her teammates and friends.¡±