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UC Merced Investigates Twitter Account of Professor
The University of California, Merced, is investigating a professor's Twitter account, which he recently deleted. The tweets on the account were reportedly anti-Semitic.
Biden's Choice for Education Secretary
Miguel Cardona, education commissioner in Connecticut, is a strong defender of public schools. Biden reiterates support for free community college and all public colleges for families earning less than $125,000.
2021 Banished Words List
"COVID-19" tops Lake Superior State University's annual list of words to banish. Since 1976, Lake Superior has started the new...
Alleged Wrongful Terminations Draw Scrutiny of Western Washington
Western Washington University is drawing scrutiny after two former auditors sued the university, alleging wrongful termination or unfair pressure to...
The In-and-Out List, 2021
A look at what happened in 2020 and what’s to come in 2021 with Inside Higher Ed’s ninth annual in-and-out list.
Concordia Chicago Lays Off 51, Cuts 15 Programs
Concordia University Chicago laid off 51 faculty and staff members -- 7 percent of its total employees -- and axed...
Opinion
The Elephant in the Room for the New Education Secretary
The racial and wealth inequality built into our nation's most viable system of opportunity -- the education sector -- should be at the forefront of any policy conversation, argues Stella M. Flores.
Higher Ed Inflation Slows in Fiscal 2020
Inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 1.9 percent in the 2020 fiscal year -- a smaller increase than the...