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Unexpected Departure at Simmons
President quits after less than 2 years in office; board chair without academic background named as interim for 2-3 years.
Liberation (of Adjuncts) Theology
Religious scholars at Marquette issue a challenge: How can a university be true to Catholic moral teachings and not offer its part timers health insurance?
In S.C., a Native Son Comes Full Circle
40 years after surviving the "Orangeburg Massacre," a civil rights activist and scholar will become president of Voorhees College.
Data on Minority Doctorates Suppressed
NSF, citing privacy concerns, bars release of data on minority Ph.D. attainment when only small numbers of degrees are awarded. Diversity advocates question rationale.
'Failures of Leadership'
A panel charged with investigating West Virginia University's decision to award a master of business administration degree retroactively to the...
'Graduate Education and the Public Good'
At a time when skepticism about higher education and its need for public support edges ever higher, association leaders appear...
At U. of Georgia, Furor Over Clarence Thomas
At campus rocked by allegations of mishandling sexual harassment cases, news that the justice would speak at commencement felt to some faculty like a slap in the face.