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Political tensions erupt at Bakersfield College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Opponents of the group, including professors and community members, described interactions at the meeting as the latest incident in a pattern of bad behavior by institute members—including peddling hate speech on social media, criticizing and stalling campus diversity initiatives, and souring the campus climate for minority students.

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The New Generation Gap

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Several weeks ago, Taylor Lorenz, a Washington Post technology columnist blasted those academics, including Jean Twenge and Jonathan Haidt, who attribute increasing rates of teenage depression to the time teenage girls spend on social media.