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Why We Need Better Data on Faculty Diversity
Institutions need better data on faculty backgrounds, their experiences and working conditions, and (in)equities in measures of success, Laura W. Perna writes.
New Presidents or Provosts: Berea College, California State U–Northridge, Kennesaw State U, McGill U, Prairie View A&M U, San José State U, Tufts U, U of Nebraska–Omaha
Ni (Phil) He, vice provost of faculty diversity at Northeastern University, in Massachusetts, has been selected as senior vice chancellor...
HEROES Act at Center of Debt-Relief Legal Fight
Executive overreach or legal use of statutory authority? That will be a key question for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider when it hears arguments in two debt-relief lawsuits early this year.
New Hope Center Report on the ‘College SNAP Gap’
A new report released by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University offers guidance to state...
Report: VCU Medical School Depended on Slavery
The medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University depended on and profited from slavery, according to a report commissioned by the...
Will Law Schools Respond to ‘U.S. News’ Changes?
Reactions were muted or critical to a series of ways the magazine said it would improve its rankings.
Rick Singer Gets 3.5 Years in Prison
Sentence for mastermind of admissions scandal is longer than any of the 50-plus that came before but is shorter than what the government asked.
Children’s Eyewitness Testimony
Can a child be a reliable eyewitness? In today’s Academic Minute, Clemson University’s Ben Cotterill examines this question. Cotterill is...