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A graphic depicting a passage from the model General Education Act that reads “As the faculty and teaching duties of the School of General Education increase in size, the university shall reduce faculty in divisions outside the School of General Education to a corresponding degree, through program discontinuance or substantial curtailment, as deemed necessary by the {governing board}.”
Opinion

The Right-Wing Attack on Academia, With a Totalitarian Twist

New model legislation, ostensibly meant to overhaul general education, proposes a radical assault on faculty and academic freedom, John K. Wilson writes.

GWU Suspends SJP Chapter for Violating Policies

George Washington University has suspended its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine after the organization projected anti-Zionist slogans onto...
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Scaling Up: Expanding Financial Wellness Education

Officials at Indiana University place special attention on financial knowledge to support students in paying for their postsecondary education and to improve persistence among learners.

Collin College Wins Free Speech Lawsuit

Collin College in McKinney, Tex., has won a lawsuit filed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression on behalf...
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University of Arizona Miscalculated by Millions

UA has much less cash on hand than the Board of Regents requires. The faculty is accusing the administration of financial mismanagement.

Natural Products and Fighting Breast Cancer: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Ramneet Kaur, assistant professor of biology at Columbus State University, details new ideas in the...
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Foreign Language Enrollment Sees Steepest Decline on Record

The MLA’s new census shows plummeting class head counts far outstripped the general student enrollment decrease. Korean continued its rise, while Western European languages further shrank.

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Early Application Data Are Rosy, if Complex

Applications this fall rose 41 percent over pre-pandemic levels, buoyed by a big upswing in minority applicants, according to preliminary data from the Common App.