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This week’s headlines from InsideHigherEd.com show the benefits of transparency, discuss a First Amendment controversy in Maryland, and analyze levels of student engagement among others. Read on to learn more.
SPOONFUL OF SUGAR: When pressing students to pay a $1,000 surcharge, Wisconsin-Madison promised them a say in how the money was spent. That’s made the hike easier to swallow, students say.
MORE ENGAGED: Annual survey of student engagement finds notable gains across sectors, and offers new analysis on gaps between science and non-science students, the transfer experience, and impact of learning management systems.
HUMANIST CHAPLAINS: A group of non-religious students at Tufts want an institutionally appointed spiritual guide, just like the Christians, Jews and Muslims have. Is this the next wave of campus clergy?
PORN, WITHOUT PROTECTION: Citing First Amendment, Maryland’s public universities defy legislature’s demands for a policy barring the use of public facilities for the display of obscene materials.
