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Controversy on Search for Jackson State President
The board that governs four-year public colleges in Mississippi is defending its handling of a search for a new president...
Cedar Crest President Named to Lead Oberlin
Oberlin College on Tuesday named Carmen Twillie Ambar as its next president. Ambar is currently president of Cedar Crest College...
Northwestern U Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Forms Union, Appeal in Progress
Part-time and full-time non-tenure-track faculty members at Northwestern University voted to form a union affiliated with Service Employees International Union...
Fruit Flies and Obesity
Newborn fruit flies might not be that different from human babies. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Toronto's Marla...
Opinion
Who Defines What Is Racist?
Students demand firing of Evergreen State professor. Police chief urges him to stay off campus for his safety. Supporters say he’s the one upholding principles of equity.
Fine Print and Tough Questions for the Purdue-Kaplan Deal
University’s boundary-testing deal poses a test for its accreditor and could set new precedents about online education and the role of public universities.
Controversy Over Diversity Office at Salem College
Salem College, which faced protests this year from minority students, has dismissed the head of its Office of Diversity and...
Chinese Professor Blocked From Social Media
A law professor at Peking University who has been a prominent critic of the Chinese government will no longer publish...