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A Very Mixed Record on Grad Student Mental Health
New studies find variation by departments, with many findings of significant rates of depression and anxiety.
‘We Will Survive -- Absolutely, We Will Survive’
The deadly Camp Fire barely touched rural Butte College in Northern California -- but it likely changed the two-year college forever as hundreds of students, staff and faculty members lost everything.
Agencies at Loggerheads Over Gainful-Employment Data
Gainful employment remains on the books, but Trump administration says it can't enforce the career-education rule because another federal agency won't release data on graduates' earnings.
Global Attack on Gender Studies
Scholars say their field is coming under increasing pressures from forces outside the academy who want to delegitimize it.
Gender, Pay and a 'Black Box'
U of Arizona is sued over alleged discrimination against female faculty members in pay and promotions. This suit follows one by female deans.
Central European U Forced Out of Hungary
Central European University says the Hungarian government has forced it to move its main campus from Budapest to Vienna.
A Professor's Comments, a Board Chair's Reaction and Academic Freedom
Temple professor lost his job as CNN commentator over speech he gave at United Nations. University says it is defending his right to free speech, but board chair's comments suggest institution is trying to find a way to punish him.
Opinion
Truth, Facts and Liberal Education in a 'Post-Truth' Era
Colleges and universities must ensure that students know not only how to exercise intellectual skills but also that certain things are so, writes Grant Cornwell.