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Staff Layoffs Announced at UMass Boston
The University of Massachusetts at Boston announced layoffs Wednesday, with 36 nonfaculty staff members losing their jobs, The Boston Globe...
Interactive Learning
It’s time to cultivate a growth mindset. In today's Academic Minute, California State University at Fullerton's Ioakim Boutakidis examines why...
Why Not Attack Tax Reform?
The higher ed lobby has singled out specific provisions of Republicans’ proposed tax overhaul instead of taking on the idea that loopholes should be closed to pay for lower corporate taxes. Leaders say that’s the right strategy, even though polling shows the bill is widely unpopular.
Paying for the Job Search
Fordham’s English department is giving those finishing doctorates $4,500 each to help with the many costs associated with finding a position.
Doctoring an Audit
Two staffers have resigned, days ahead of a report expected to slam the University of California’s Office of the President for interfering in an audit of the institution.
Chinese Professor Says He Was Suspended From Teaching
An economics professor at China’s Guizhou University said he has been suspended and his undergraduate classes cancelled, Radio Free Asia...
China Blocks Would-Be Student From Leaving
The 18-year-old son of a prominent human rights lawyer in China who plans to study in Australia was barred from...
Opinion
Everyone Should Care About Graduate Student Tuition Waivers
Exempting tuition waivers from taxation is not only fair, but it is also a continuing commitment to the economic and societal benefits of accessible higher education, argues Mary Grace B. Hébert.