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Faculty Strike at Eastern Michigan
Professors say the university’s health care cost-sharing proposal, which would dramatically increase their premiums, forced their hand. Eastern Michigan files for an injunction to force faculty members back to work.
Jury Awards $48M to Baylor Medical College
A jury on Tuesday awarded Baylor Medical College $48.5 million for damages caused by COVID-19, Claims Journal reported. It said...
U of Missouri Board Adopts PTO Plan Opposed by Employees
The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously approved a new paid time off policy for system staff members, which...
New Programs: IT, Statistics, Truck Driving
Ohio Dominican University is starting majors in cybersecurity, data science and information technology. Purdue University is starting an online master...
The Freedom to Disparage and Be Disparaged
Colleges and universities should adopt policies prohibiting the use of nondisparagement clauses in any legal settlements, John K. Wilson writes.
What Do People Mean by ‘Banana Republic’? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Matthew Wilson, associate professor and director of graduate studies at the University of South Carolina...
Bill Would Limit U.S. Aid to Foreign Medical Schools
Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has introduced a bill to limit U.S. aid to foreign medical colleges. He said that...
Delivery Driver Pulls Gun in Altercation With Student
University of Richmond police are investigating an altercation between students and a delivery driver, the university president announced Tuesday. The...