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U of Kansas Faculty Members Unionize in Lopsided Vote

University of Kansas faculty members have unionized, in an 850-to-132 vote. The new United Academics of the University of Kansas...
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Report: Minority Students More Likely to Face Financial Insecurity

A Jobs for the Future analysis finds students from underrepresented groups face more financial challenges compared to their majority peers.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona stands next to President Joe Biden in the Roosevelt Room of the White House

Why Conservatives Want New Title IX Rule Blocked

The wide-ranging regulation changes how colleges respond to reports of sexual misconduct, but most criticism focuses on provisions that expand protections to LGBTQ+ students.

Success Coaches Increase Likelihood of Reenrollment

Students who have stopped out of a college education are four times more likely to re-enroll when connected with a...
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What’s Behind the ACT’s For-Profit Pivot?

The testing nonprofit was bought by a private equity firm last month, raising concerns about accountability and illuminating key forces of change in the assessment industry.

A photo of Minouche Shafik, president of Columbia University, during the House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on Columbia’s response to antisemitism last week.
Opinion

A MAGA Assault

Higher ed’s leaders need to push back on attacks from MAGA Republicans, not try to placate them, William M. LeoGrande and Scott A. Bass write.

Medication Awareness for a Healthier Tomorrow: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Paula Rochon, professor in the department of medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health...
Speaker Johnson and crowd at Columbia

A President Battered but Not Broken

On a visit to the Columbia campus, House Speaker Mike Johnson added to the mounting criticism of Minouche Shafik as pro-Palestinian protests rage on.