Outrage over professor’s claim that US academy is ‘sweet racket’
Wall Street Journal op-ed on faculty salaries prompts collective fact check from scholars
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The end of ‘American Philosophy’? Adherents move annual conference … to Mexico
As some philosophers question if ‘American Philosophy’ is a fading specialization, its leaders infuse it with globalism
Even ‘Offensive’ Publications Have Free Press Rights
Appeals court reinstates humor publication's lawsuit alleging that UC San Diego violated its free press and free speech rights by barring access to funds after condemning the publication as "repugnant."
Lots of college students drop out. There are degrees of success in preventing it.
I once worked with a young woman who was smart, kind and industrious. Her success seemed assured, except for one thing. She had to drop out of college and could not afford to get back in.
PSU punishes prof who duped academic journal with hoax ‘dog rape’ article
Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian and a small team set out to test the legitimacy of academic journals by submitting fake articles.
Australian Universities face foreign influence probe amid China contract revelations
The government has ramped up scrutiny of universities' compliance with newly introduced foreign influence laws following revelations about China's authority over Confucius Institute education centres on Australian campuses.
Penn State retroactively redefined ‘consent’ after accused student won a new hearing: lawsuit
No restraining order from judge, but university agrees to reschedule hearing
Mizzou may owe MILLIONS after rejecting deceased conservative donor’s wishes
Hillsdale College is suing the University of Missouri for allegedly neglecting the wishes of Mizzou graduate and conservative donor Sherlock Hibbs’ $5 million gift.
ED had hand in college chain’s collapse, documents show
Dream Center Education Holdings, a subsidiary of a Los Angeles-based megachurch, had no experience in higher education when it petitioned the federal Education Department to let it take over a troubled chain of for-profit trade schools.
