Ryan Quinn

A Texas Supreme Court majority has ruled that two major public university systems in the state can revoke degrees received through academic misconduct.

Faculty members and academic support professionals began striking Monday, the first of what may be several new walkouts at multiple universities in the coming days.

Lafayette, a liberal arts college, is adding deans to lead its four academic divisions July 1. But a lack of details about their roles, plus other alleged issues, have elicited concerns from department heads and program chairs.