‘Poorly Paid’ Professors
Faculty members earn 15 percent less than others with advanced degrees, study finds. They work equally long hours.
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Facebook ads boss in fake news Twitter storm
Facebook's vice-president of adverts has been criticised for tweeting that Russian-bought ads had not been designed to sway the US election.
Mueller’s interest in Kushner grows to include foreign financing efforts
Special counsel Robert Mueller's interest in Jared Kushner has expanded beyond his contacts with Russia and now includes his efforts to secure financing for his company from foreign investors during the presidential transition, according to people familiar with the inquiry.
Taking the Pulse of a Class
New app seeks to shake up student ratings of instruction by promoting open-ended feedback in the moment, throughout the semester, so that the feedback becomes more constructive than punitive.
The business model in higher ed is ‘not sustainable,’ warns S.C. commission
If higher education continues on a path of exploding costs and declining student enrollment, some South Carolina public colleges and universities will be forced to close shop, officials from the state Commission on Higher Education warned.
House OKs stun guns, pepper spray on Ariz. campuses
Students, faculty, staff and visitors are a step closer to being able to carry some kinds of weapons on the campuses of public colleges and universities in Arizona.
Publisher drops plan to charge extra for old papers after outcry
Publisher Taylor & Francis has dropped plans to charge extra for access to older research papers online, after more than 110 universities signed a letter of protest.
China to build platform for supervising environmental ‘red lines’
China is planning to complete the construction of a platform for supervising the "red lines" for the protecting important natural areas by 2020, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP).
Putting a prison at the heart of a university campus
There are British universities that own castles, grottoes and even a sewage plant. But Rama Thirunamachandran, at Canterbury Christ Church University, is proud to be the only vice-chancellor who has purchased a prison.
Grinnell’s Gun Connection
Donation from NRA president helped prompt college to change gift policy, raising questions: If you take someone's money, are you endorsing them? What if he boasts of getting professors "giddy" about shooting guns?
