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Shoring Up Tenure, or Weakening It?
West Virginia University proposal outlines a process for removing even tenured professors for unsatisfactory performance. Some say the process weakens tenure—but some say it protects it.
Montclair State and Bloomfield College Merge
Bloomfield announced last fall that it needed a strategic partner to remain viable. Montclair State University stepped up, and now a formal merger process is underway.
Looking Back at ‘DIY U’ and Ahead, With Anya Kamenetz: Key Podcast
In 2010, a book called DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education envisioned a wholesale shift...
New Mexico Launches College Food Insecurity Study
The University of New Mexico and the New Mexico Higher Education Department are launching a statewide survey to evaluate the...
On Chaucer Studies, ‘Raptus’ and Relevance
As Chaucer studies grapples with one of the most widely noted discoveries in the field in years, Richard Utz wonders, will it do to say anything more about Chaucer?
State-Awarded Financial Aid Declined Slightly in 2020–21
State-awarded student financial aid decreased negligibly in 2020–21 to $14.784 billion, down 0.1 percent from the $14.801 billion awarded in...
Faculty Wants Pensions Out of Fossil Fuels
Encouraged by shifting markets and successful divestment campaigns at individual institutions, professors are ramping up efforts to get TIAA to go green.
University of South Carolina Returns to ‘USC’ Moniker
The University of South Carolina is updating its logo to a more simplified design and reverting to an old abbreviation—USC...