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U of Florida Faculty Survey Finds Dissatisfaction
A survey of faculty members at the University of Florida found widespread dissatisfaction, The Tampa Bay Times reported. The survey...
Mergers in Japanese Academe
Talks between two top universities fuel speculation that a new government grant program will spur others to consider joining forces.
Opinion
Equity Gaps Are an Expensive Problem
Colleges have both a moral and a financial stake in closing gaps in student outcomes across racial and ethnic groups, Haroon Atcha writes.
Do Threatening Groups Seem Omnipresent? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Jacqueline Rifkin, assistant professor of marketing at Cornell University, asks if we exaggerate the presence...
University of Minnesota to Rebuild Ties With Local Police
The University of Minnesota is re-establishing ties with the Minneapolis Police Department two years after distancing itself in the wake...
New Presidents or Provosts: Converse U, Delaware Valley College, Hinds CC, Raritan Valley CC, Texas A&M U–Galveston
Karen H. Bearce, interim vice president for academic affairs at Northampton Community College, in Pennsylvania, has been appointed provost and...
Diversifying California’s Doctors
A new program seeks to create a pathway from California community colleges to medical schools. Advocates hope it will lead to a more diverse population of doctors and address acute physician shortages in some parts of the state.
Report: Colleges Contribute to a Segregated Workforce
A new report from the Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality suggests that higher education contributes to racial and gender...