Emma Pettit

Feb 7, 2025 | chronicle.com | Emma Pettit

What’s NewNorth Carolina’s public-university system is suspending all general-education and major-specific course requirements related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, citing a Trump administration executive order. That’s according to a memo obtained by The Chronicle and first reported by Asheville Watchdog, a North Carolina news outlet.

Feb 5, 2025 | chronicle.com | Christa Dutton |Emma Pettit |Stephanie Lee |Scott Carlson

I’m Scott Carlson, a senior writer at The Chronicle covering higher ed and where it’s going. This week, I interview John Warner about his new book, and what it says about writing, teaching, education, and the workplace, and how they’re all responding to the influence of AI. In a world with ChatGPT, why bother writing? John Warner is a writer who has made a career out of teaching and encouraging other people to write.

Jan 29, 2025 | chronicle.com | Emma Pettit |Megan Zahneis

In late July, trustees at Florida International University approved a revised list of courses eligible to fulfill undergraduates’ general-education requirements. They thought they’d done everything necessary to comply with a 2023 state law that curtails “identity politics,” distortions of major historical events, and “unproven, speculative, or exploratory content” in the curriculum. Three weeks later, Jennifer L.

Jan 17, 2025 | chronicle.com | Emma Pettit

What’s NewIn a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, six Florida professors are challenging a state law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that sought to stamp out “woke” ideology from public colleges.

Dec 10, 2024 | chronicle.com | Emma Pettit

On a recent Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, sample number 435 lies supine on a lab table where it surrenders to a gauntlet of measurements. Brandon Prochaska slides a thermometer into the pizza’s abdomen, and the digits tick upward to 205 degrees Fahrenheit. He and a group of other trained professionals jot the number down. While the pie cools, they inspect its blisters and score their size, quantity, and color. Are the spots as fat as quarters? That’s an 8.5 on a 15-point scale.