Skills-Based Hiring and Higher Education
Two key federal policy makers from different parties agreed that higher education needs to evolve to stay relevant as employers begin to emphasize skills over degrees in the hiring process. Read more
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Concern over academic research fraud grows after scholar cooked data on racism
A Florida State University criminology professor who recently left his job amid accusations that he falsified data to make racism look worse than it is has raised the specter of academic research fraud across the board. Read more
SUNY Old Westbury is becoming a university
The announcement was made on Friday, during the inauguration of Timothy Sams as the institution’s sixth president. Read more
‘Get out now’: Violence erupts at the University of Pittsburgh over Michael Knowles event
Violent protests erupted in the heart of Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening as student activists attempted to shut down a debate at the University of Pittsburgh between political commentators Michael Knowles and Brad Polumbo concerning transgender rights. Read more
Mass resignations from Elsevier journal over ‘unethical’ price hike
Editorial team at NeuroImage will work with MIT Press to establish new non-profit journal Read more
Drexel and Salus Universities are exploring an ‘affiliation’ — what could be the latest pairing of local schools
The action could be subject to regulatory approvals, depending upon what form the affiliation takes, and it would be contingent on approvals by the schools’ boards of trustees. Read more
Students protest George Washington University’s decision to arm campus police with handguns
Students at George Washington University in Washington D.C. held a mass protest of administrators’ decision to arm some campus police officers in light of recent high-profile shootings across the nation. Read more
Colleges Fall Victim to Fake Shooter Threats
Nearly two dozen colleges have fallen victim to “swatting” threats in recent weeks. Public safety officials say they must be treated as real; for students, they often feel that way. Read more
Ministers consider rule to let single-sex schools bar transgender pupils
The government is considering issuing guidance to single-sex schools in England saying that they cannot be legally obliged to take transgender pupils, as part of advice to be released this term. Read more
‘Bedrock of the university’: Cornell announces free expression commitment for next school year
Cornell University announced on Friday that the academic theme for the 2023-2024 school year will be free expression and academic freedom. Read more
