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Association of American Universities Adds 6 New Members
UNC ‘Civic Life’ Center Progressing, Over Faculty Objections
Chapel Hill faculty members were caught off guard in January by what sounded like the return of a proposed conservative campus center. They objected, but the university is moving forward.
$100M Gift for the University of Kentucky
At Michigan, Getting an A Because Your Instructor’s On Strike
The University of Michigan graduate workers’ strike caused grading issues. Some department chairs have said they plan to give out A’s.
At VCU, Even Less Job Security for Nontenured Faculty
Three out of five faculty members at Virginia Commonwealth are on “term” contracts. The university has stopped offering them three-year contracts.
Undocumented and Unemployed
A group of undocumented students and legal scholars are arguing that the University of California system legally can and should employ these students on their campuses.
VCU Faculty Protests ‘Devastating’ Potential Layoffs
Virginia Commonwealth University faculty members who teach Focused Inquiry courses for new students say the institution may cut a third of their jobs.
Provost, Police Chief Gone in Wake of Arizona Prof’s Murder
U of Arizona’s police chief will “step down,” and the provost will “step away,” the institution’s president said. The chair of the faculty says many see this as a “first step.”