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WVU Abandons Proposed Faculty Promotion, Firing Changes
West Virginia University administrators have now abandoned their proposed changes to how faculty members are evaluated, promoted and terminated, following...
New Presidents or Provosts: Concordia College–Moorhead, George Washington U, Hendrix College, Kellogg CC, Ohio Wesleyan U, Robert Morris U (Pa.), U of Houston, U of Missouri–St. Louis, Washburn U
Steven J. Berberich, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, has...
Court Clears Way for More Abuse Lawsuits Against Ohio State
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that several groups of former students who were sexually abused by a longtime...
Poll: Most of the Public Opposes Considering Race in Admissions
A new poll by Reuters/Ipsos found that 62 percent of Americans say race and ethnicity should not be considered at...
New Study: Lack of Sleep Hurts Students’ Grades
Every additional hour of average nightly sleep early in the semester is associated with an 0.07-point increase in end-of-term grade...
Alonso Perales, Architect of Latino Destiny: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Cynthia Orozco, professor of history and humanities at Eastern New Mexico at Ruidoso, examines one...
Iran Forces Dissenters Out of Academe
Many prominent professors have lost their positions in recent weeks.
Michigan State Students Don’t Want to Go Back to Class
When a gunman killed three Michigan State University students and seriously injured five others on Monday night, the university announced...