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A Year of Investigations, Punishments and Arrests of Scholars
Dozens of faculty members and grad student workers have faced discipline from colleges, universities and police since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Some have now returned to work. Others lost their jobs.
ACE Tells Presidential Candidates, ‘Higher Education Builds America’
In a full-page ad in The New York Times, the American Council on Education addressed both presidential candidates and made its case for higher ed. Here’s why.
Chinese University Closes Israel Campus as Relations ‘Sour’
Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East.
Why Are Politicians Talking About Apprenticeships?
Kamala Harris pledged to double registered apprenticeships and Republicans want changes to the workforce programs. But what are they? Let us explain.
A Grad Degree Can Be a Risky Bet
As emerging data shows that taking out loans to earn a graduate degree doesn’t always pay off, policy experts call for even stronger regulation of graduate schools.
Removal of On-Campus Voting on Election Day Sparks Uproar at Purdue
Employees and students must vote off campus in November for the first time in years. Voting groups say such changes are a common, albeit subtle, form of voter suppression.
The U.S. Started Investigating a Professor’s Pro-Palestine Speech. Then She Was Fired.
The Office for Civil Rights said it didn’t ask for the firing as part of a probe into how Muhlenberg College handled complaints related to a professor who allegedly made “pro-Hamas statements."