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Justice Department Plans to Change China Initiative
The Justice Department is planning to make major changes in the China Initiative, including retiring the name, The New York...
Vice President Resigns After Arrest for Soliciting Prostitution
Myron Pope, vice president of student life at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, resigned Friday after he was arrested...
Governor Asks California Court to Relieve Berkeley
California governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has asked the California Supreme Court to block a lower court’s order capping enrollment...
Death Care
We’ve all heard a lot about death tolls in recent months. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Central Florida’s...
College Endowments Boomed in Fiscal 2021
The average endowment’s size increased by 35 percent, leaving 19 percent of institutions with endowments worth more than $1 billion. But experts say few students benefited from that growth.
University of Kansas Looks to Cut 42 Academic Programs
Faculty members agree with the administration on cutting 28 programs but are fighting to keep 14 others alive. More cuts may be on the horizon for the state university system.
Chancellor Joseph Castro Resigns From California State Univ.
California State University chancellor Joseph Castro resigned Thursday amid mounting criticism of his handling of a subordinate accused of sexual...
Opinion
Don’t Look Up: Higher Education’s Missing Science/Tech Leaders
Less selective universities should hire more senior administrators with STEM backgrounds—or risk shortchanging their students in competition for the best jobs, Ryan Craig argues.