As APU seeks fiscal sustainability, tribal college transition possible
APU entered into a partnership in December with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
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Wheaton offers scholarship to refugees banned from traveling to U.S.
Wheaton College will begin offering a full scholarship to one refugee annually with special preference to candidates living in countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban.
Trump makes funding threat to Berkeley over cancelled speech
Donald Trump has attacked the University of California, Berkeley, on Twitter, suggesting that the institution “does not allow free speech and practises violence on innocent people with a different point of view”.
Pa. state colleges will look at merger, closure of campuses
With falling enrollment and stagnant funding, Pennsylvania's state university system is undergoing a strategic review that could result in the merger or closure of some of its 14 campuses, according to system officials.
Campus Fallout From the Trump Order
Harvard medical students don't want fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago. Old Dominion professor apologizes for email criticizing those who skip protests. Digital pedagogy group considers adding Canadian location for meeting. Wheaton of Massachusetts creates scholarship for refugees.
Endowment returns sink lowest since the financial crisis
University endowments posted the lowest investment returns since the 2008 financial crisis, yet schools upped their spending in fiscal 2016 ...
Antipsychiatry scholarship provokes academic freedom debate
The world’s first scholarship in antipsychiatry has been recognised by the University of Toronto, and the news has been met with bafflement, interest and strongly worded debate.
Chinese PhD education ‘shifted from Soviet to US model’
Chinese doctoral education has shifted from a Soviet to a US model, according to a working paper that demonstrates the growth and improvement of PhD education in the country.
University of Michigan refuses to disclose immigration info
University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel released a statement Saturday morning affirming the University’s commitment to international students and faculty
Boycotting the U.S.
Amid concerns over entry ban, calls to boycott academic conferences in the U.S. begin. International Studies Association, which will meet in Baltimore next month, is criticized for not condemning Trump's actions.
