Less than half of academics happy with work-life balance
Satisfaction with pay and benefits lags well behind other sectors but career development improving, survey finds Read more
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Chinese UMich researcher charged with smuggling ‘agroterrorism weapon’ into United States
A University of Michigan researcher faces federal charges after authorities allege she, along with her boyfriend, brought a “noxious fungus” into the United States from China. Read more
More stopped-out students are now re-enrolling in college
More students who previously stopped out of college without earning a credential are re-enrolling at even higher rates, signaling a growing momentum in returning adult learners. Read more
Do University Boards Need Fewer People From Wall Street?
If it feels like there are a lot of billionaires mucking around in higher education, that might be because there are. In 1989, private-equity and hedge-fund managers held 3 percent of board seats at the top 30 private universities as ranked by Times Higher Education Read more
Watch a T. rex ambush a young triceratops
Sixty six million years ago, an orphaned baby triceratops roamed the lush world of Laramidia, alone and vulnerable. Stalked by the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex, the youngster relied on her wits and diminutive size to survive. Stunning special effects recreate her heart-stopping escape from a T. rex. Watch now
Some College, No Degree Population Grows by 2.1M
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center finds more students are leaving higher ed without a degree each year than are re-enrolling and completing. Read more
America’s universites must embrace – not efface – indigenous knowledge
Even in a political climate hostile to diversity, Indigenous people will keep asserting their right to use their languages Read more
Princeton offers class on ‘conservative’ ‘sociological thought’
Princeton University will offer a fall course titled “The Conservative Tradition in Sociological Thought,” which has drawn some praise from a right-leaning sociologist. Read more
Career pathways in the U.S. dim for international students as Trump cracks down on visas
Since coming from China as a teenager for boarding school, Bob Zeng has imagined building a career in the United States. But as he prepared to graduate Thursday from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it felt like the last chapter of his life in America. Read more
The slow rise of the Apprentice Degree
Enthusiasm grows for bringing the model to the United States. Can its fans overcome practical barriers? Read more
