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A Win for Academic Mothers

UT Austin lost a pregnancy- and sex-bias case against a professor who said the university held her motherhood against her in her tenure bid. Now the university owes her $3 million.

No Laughing Matter

Federal judge green-lights much of a First Amendment case against the University of North Texas brought by an adjunct professor who said he lost a job for “joking” about microaggressions in a faculty lounge.

New Programs: Cybersecurity, Paramedic Science, Data Analytics, Biochemistry

Chicago-Kent College of Law is starting a certificate program in cybersecurity for nontechnical professionals. Eastern Connecticut State University is starting...

Calif. Lawmakers Aim to Lift Berkeley’s Enrollment Cap

Changing how the California Environmental Quality Act applies to colleges could lift an enrollment cap at UC Berkeley. Legislators want to fast-track a solution before the university loses students.

Colleges Cash In on Real Estate

As the pandemic wanes, many institutions are re-evaluating their campus footprints and looking for ways to create liquidity, experts say. Land remains one of their hottest commodities.

‘Audacious’ Merger or ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Mistake?

Connecticut’s community colleges get the go-ahead from their accreditor to merge. Administrators celebrate while faculty members mourn.

Appeals Court Revives COVID Lawsuits

A federal appeals court partially reversed a lower court ruling against students seeking refunds from American University and George Washington University for moving online during COVID-19.

Colleges Divest From Russia

Few institutions are heavily invested in Russian assets, but college officials say divestment is one symbolic step that institutions can take to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.