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History Hiring in the Pandemic
New report from the American Historical Association shows that job ads, a proxy for faculty hiring, declined dramatically in 2020–21 but have started to rebound. The long-term outlook remains sobering.
New Presidents or Provosts: Frontier College, Palm Beach State College–Lake Worth, U of Montevallo, Woodbury U
Barbara Cipriano, associate dean of public safety at Palm Beach State College, in Florida, has been named provost of the...
UCLA Orthodontics Professors Allegedly Defrauded Students
A whistle-blower reported that orthodontics professors at the University of California, Los Angeles, were charging certain international students extra fees...
Education Department Approves $1.5B in Debt Relief
The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in...
High Oil Prices Offer Endowment Boost
Oil prices are on a major upswing and paying off for some endowments, even as colleges face pressure to divest from fossil fuels over climate change concerns.
22% of Tenure-Track Professors Have a Parent With a Ph.D.
Current tenure-track faculty members are up to 25 more times likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. than the...
Driving Learning Through Collaboration in the Arts: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Ryan Romine, associate professor of bassoon at Shenandoah University, explores one method for driving positive...
Lewis & Clark Student Killed in Hammock Accident
A 19-year-old student was killed and two others were badly injured when a brick pillar collapsed at Lewis & Clark...