Fewer Australian doctoral graduates finding employment after PhD
But employment rates bachelor’s graduates ‘stabilise’ despite pandemic Read more
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University President charged with plagiarism
In at least three speeches, West Liberty University’s president lifted language from a handful of unattributed sources. Faculty members are outraged. Read more
UCLA lecturer hopes his lawsuit will thwart ‘cancel culture techniques’ in academia
Gordon Klein, a lawyer and accounting instructor at University of California Los Angeles' Anderson school of Management, recently filed a lawsuit against the school for damages after he was suspended last summer for refusing to treat black students in his class differently. Read more
MIT cancels science lecture by professor, a DEI critic, after cancel culture campaign
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has canceled a prestigious guest lecture after a group of scholars, alumni and activists lambasted the institution for inviting a speaker who has criticized Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Read more
Democratic wish list includes billions to help students finish their degrees
Administrators at Alabama’s Bishop State Community College had a goal: Reenroll some of the 800 students who had recently completed some coursework but never finished their degree. Read more
Tenure Under Threat in Georgia
Professors within the University System of Georgia say the Board of Regents' policy proposals seek to centralize power and end, not update, tenure.
Student booted as newspaper’s editor-in-chief over mask mandate editorial
The editor-in-chief of a student newspaper at Oklahoma State University was forced to resign after writing an opinion piece critical of the school’s mask policy. Read more
Leading ‘reproductive justice’ professor insists fetal heartbeats do not exist
One of the most visible pro-abortion voices in the nation, a professor at Smith College, is leading the public narrative that insists fetal heartbeats do not exist at six weeks despite medical evidence to the contrary. Read more
The newly unpredictable calculus of who gets into college
Years of experience have given colleges and universities the confidence to know how many students to accept and how many of them will enroll. The result has been fairly consistent numbers of freshmen showing up each fall. Read more
Bristol University sacks professor accused of antisemitic comments
David Miller loses job after investigation that divided campus, but says he will challenge decision Read more
