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Having more women on appointment committees has dramatically cut the number of female academics getting hired, according to analysis
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A closer look at debt among students of color
Four U.S. Senate Democrats — including expected presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) — are seeking feedback from more than 100 stakeholders on how to improve federal policies for student borrowers of color and make access to higher education more equitable.
Unlocking Aid Funds
IRS technical issues have blocked applicants from completing income verification needed to receive federal student aid this month. But new guidance gives aid administrators new alternatives to approve those funds.
College invites students to ‘get a lesson in social justice’ by playing Monopoly
Augustana College in Illinois will host a daylong event on Jan. 16 during which students will learn about a variety of topics, from "microaggressions" to "privilege."
Closing Confucius Institutes
The tide may be turning for the Chinese government-funded centers of Chinese language and cultural education as universities grapple with calls from Washington to close the institutes down. Over past year at least 10 have closed or announced plans to close.
Stanford CRs fire back in battle to host Dinesh D’Souza (Update: It worked!)
Stanford University's College Republicans chapter alleges in a constitutional council complaint that the student government violated its constitution by not approving funding to bring a conservative speaker to campus.
Publishers choose between self-censorship in China and import ban
Cambridge University Press is latest firm to reveal that some of its titles have been blocked by the state
2,500+ S.C. students won’t have to repay for-profit school after ‘unfair’ practices
More than 2,500 South Carolina students who attended classes at the for-profit Career Education Corp. won’t have to repay them, according to a settlement between the company and 48 attorneys general throughout the country.
Four common lies about higher education
It seems as though we now get a steady stream of reports, statements, musings and other expressions of the sentiment that college isn’t worth the money.
Blowback Against a Hoax
Author of a recent academic scam faces disciplinary action by Portland State, for failing to alert his research review board before hoodwinking journal editors with outrageous articles. Many say he's guilty of bad form, but did he commit misconduct?
