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Montclair State and Bloomfield College Merge
Bloomfield announced last fall that it needed a strategic partner to remain viable. Montclair State University stepped up, and now a formal merger process is underway.
Shoring Up Tenure, or Weakening It?
West Virginia University proposal outlines a process for removing even tenured professors for unsatisfactory performance. Some say the process weakens tenure—but some say it protects it.
State-Awarded Financial Aid Declined Slightly in 2020–21
State-awarded student financial aid decreased negligibly in 2020–21 to $14.784 billion, down 0.1 percent from the $14.801 billion awarded in...
University of South Carolina Returns to ‘USC’ Moniker
The University of South Carolina is updating its logo to a more simplified design and reverting to an old abbreviation—USC...
On Chaucer Studies, ‘Raptus’ and Relevance
As Chaucer studies grapples with one of the most widely noted discoveries in the field in years, Richard Utz wonders, will it do to say anything more about Chaucer?
Faculty Wants Pensions Out of Fossil Fuels
Encouraged by shifting markets and successful divestment campaigns at individual institutions, professors are ramping up efforts to get TIAA to go green.
Reckoning With the Past, Looking Toward the Future
Stanford University uncovered a history of the institution limiting Jewish student enrollments, and now the university is looking for ways to redress its past.
Opinion
Promoting Institutional Change Through Inclusive Cluster Hiring: Part 2
Elizabeth H. Simmons and Becky R. Petitt share lessons learned in the process of implementing a new program of cluster hiring focused on the experiences of minoritized populations.