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Professor says she's "terminating" Michigan State as her employer after it ignored her harassment complaints against an administrator and then pursued what she calls cooked-up research misconduct allegations against her.
Autograding System Goes Awry, Students Fume
Computer science students at the University of California, Berkeley, are frustrated with a malfunctioning autograding system.
New Programs: Homeland Security, Biomedical Data Science, Cybersecurity, Management, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, Gerontology
Elizabeth City State University is starting a bachelor's program in homeland security. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is...
Canada Blazes the Trail for (Authorized) Pot on Campus
After recreational marijuana was legalized in Canada, three universities are amending their policies to allow its use on campus. Universities in the U.S. remain committed to federally imposed ban of the drug.
Additional Vetting Considered for Chinese Students
The Trump administration is considering new measures to vet Chinese prospective students due to continuing concerns over espionage, Reuters reported...
Opinion
Uncomfortably Numb
Scott McLemee reviews Laurent de Sutter's Narcocapitalism: An End to the Anaesthetic Society.
Udacity Lays Off 125 Employees
Online learning provider Udacity has laid off nearly a quarter of its staff members. Sebastian Thrun, the company's co-founder, said...
Academic Minute: The Rebound of the Red Spruce
Today on the Academic Minute, Alexandra Kosiba, researcher in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University...