Australian PhD students target careers outside academia
Trend reflects growing gap between PhD completions and academic job availability
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Even college students call millionaire Bernie Sanders a ‘hypocrite’
Tax returns from 2020 Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders revealed that he is a millionaire.
Texas lawmakers consider boosting dual credit education program as more students opt in
Salma Paredes, a senior at Arlington Collegiate High School, enjoys graphic design, watching documentaries and hanging out with friends — when she has the time.
‘Intersectionality and Higher Education’
Editors discuss new volume of essays on the ways higher education is changing because of issues of race, gender and sexuality -- and how they think higher ed needs to change even more.
Prof with history of anti-white comments now says ‘whiteness is terrorism’
Trinity College Professor Johnny Eric Williams tweeted that "whiteness is terrorism."
Critics say campus free speech bill actually restricts professors
A bill intended to protect campus free speech for students and guests could end up restricting free speech for professors.
Stealing Innovation
FBI director addresses efforts by China to steal academic research and technology. Higher ed groups say they're taking the issue seriously.
Net widens on fishy research misconduct probe
Marine biologist Oona Lönnstedt has gone to ground in Sweden after being found to have fabricated data
UK stands by hybrid journals in ‘read and publish’ Springer deal
Three-year agreement, valued at £9.6 million, excludes Springer Nature's prestigious Nature-branded titles
Scrutiny of Financial Ties
When an Arizona State professor accused the university of an unethical partnership with Cengage, the university denied it received grants from the company.
