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Senate Democrats Issue Principles for Higher Ed Act
Senate Democrats last week issued a set of principles they say should guide the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act...
Are Admissions Gatekeepers Diverse Enough?
Article renews debate over whether too-narrow definitions of merit and too-homogeneous admissions staffing limit the diversity of those who are admitted.
Maine Suspends Second Professor
The University of Maine confirmed Friday that it placed a second professor on paid leave over unspecified concerns. Maine suspended...
U Toronto Publishes '10,000 Ph.D.s Project'
Roughly one-third of Ph.D.s who graduated from the University of Toronto between 2000 and 2015 hold tenure-track or tenured positions...
Racist Stickers Found at Community College
Racist stickers were found in public spaces across Monroe Community College last week, The Democrat and Chronicle reported. The stickers...
Nebraska AAUP Leader Says She Can't Defend Grad Student
A faculty member at the University of Nebraska at Omaha resigned last week as president of the state conference of...
Why Transfer Mission Matters
With President Trump and others saying community colleges should focus only on vocational programs, some educators note the key role the institutions play in getting students on the road to bachelor's degrees.
Caltech Harasser Finds New Academic Home, in Finland
Christian Ott, a professor of theoretical astrophysics who resigned from the California Institute of Technology last year after he was...