Blow to Plan S open access project as ERC withdraws support
Plan S shift backed by European Commission will be ‘detrimental’ to researchers, says commission-created ERC
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Apple digs in over its App Store fees
Apple has defended the fees it charges developers to sell their digital products via its App Store.
COVID layoffs, furloughs begin hitting colleges hard
University of Akron has made some of the deepest cuts to its professorial staff of any college
Victorious US colleges fear more hits on foreign students
Court loss still leaves Trump many tools in anti-immigrant campaign
Juniata College calls cops on student for sending email that mocked diversity demands
A Pennsylvania liberal arts college suspended a student and reported him to police for sending an email that mocked demands for a stronger bias response team and required classes on systemic racism, among others.
‘Trained Marxists’ BLM founders say Trump admin is ‘white supremacist’
The University of Florida hosted the founders of Black Lives Matter for a virtual speaking event.
Facebook oversight board must avoid ‘half-baked judgements’
A member of Facebook's new oversight board has warned that it should avoid launching too quickly.
Putting Action Behind Words
College leaders are making good on commitments to address racial inequities at their institutions with more diverse staffing, socially relevant curricula and targeted fundraising to help students of color.
22 states sue Devos for limiting student fraud claims against schools
The Trump Administration was sued by 22 states that say a rule change narrowing the ability of students to contest federal loan repayments is a blatant handout to the for-profit school industry.
New York Times faces $10 million lawsuit for ‘made up’ coverage of Liberty University
Liberty University is suing the New York Times over it's coverage of the college's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
