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Duke removes statue of Robert E. Lee. University of Texas will remove statues of Lee and 3 other Confederate leaders. Bowdoin removes plaque honoring Confederate alumni and Jefferson Davis.
Outrage Over University Press Caving in to Chinese Censorship
Cambridge press agrees to block access in China to more than 300 articles from a key journal for scholarship on the nation.
Accused Harasser Resigns From Ohio University
An English professor found to have harassed students at Ohio University resigned, effective Nov. 1, President M. Duane Nellis announced...
Anonymous Comments, Unmasked Bias
New paper illustrates the brutal and sexist comments faced by women in economics, and likely other fields as well.
U Miami Won't Make Agreements With Cuban Universities
The University of Miami announced that it will not establish any institutional agreements with Cuban universities or with the Cuban...
Thailand Files Charges Against Conference Attendees
Human Rights Watch is calling on Thailand’s military government to drop charges against a professor and four participants in an...
Pending Crackdown on "Degree Inflation" in the U.K.?
United Kingdom Universities Minister Jo Johnson said “tackling degree inflation will be a priority” for the Office of Students, the...
‘Admissions Insider’: Data on Legacy Admissions
New in “Admissions Insider” this week: National data show that legacy applicants are admitted at a higher rate than others...