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Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment
Following California Supreme Court’s decision, university initially said it would have to cut new enrollment by 3,050 but now says it will only lose 400 slots.
The Return of Yik Yak
The social media app that shut down in 2017 amid rampant bullying is back on campus with new “community guardrails” in place to prevent harassment. But some students say that’s not enough.
Opinion
10 Principles for Embracing Productive Conflict
The Benevolent Intention Principle, the Likability Principle and more—Todd Kashdan proposes a set of principles for higher ed institutions that aspire to promote free inquiry and protect dissent.
Advancing Equity in Pharmacogenomics
Access to the future of health-care practices isn’t shared by all. In today’s Academic Minute, part of University of Montana...
Cutting Faculty Salaries by Executive Order
University of Missouri system continues to defend the president’s right to cut individual faculty pay by 25 percent, but professors wonder how far the policy will go—and at what greater costs.
Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment, California Supreme Court Says
California’s Supreme Court will not consider an appeal from UC Berkeley, meaning an enrollment cap ordered by a lower court remains in place. The university continues to look for ways around it.
Education Department Clarifies Rules on Income-Share Agreements
The programs are loans, the department says. And the companies that offer them—and colleges—have obligations.
Opinion
What BIPOC Professors Need From Students
Shanique G. Brown and Jennifer M. Gómez, two Black professors, write an open letter to BIPOC grad students and others offering 10 tips for appropriately engaging with marginalized faculty.