Leaked document prompts fears of big publisher ‘lock in’
Elsevier could sell Dutch universities a bundle of journal access rights and software, raising concerns that universities could become stuck in one publisher’s software ecosystem
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Amazon gets closer to getting Alexa everywhere
Rohit Prasad has 17 smart speakers in his home powered by Amazon's smart assistant.
Private Conversations About Private College Closures
A college advising company planned to release a list projecting when specific private colleges could run out of money and close, but pushback from the sector convinced the company to scuttle its plan.
Only 35 percent of young Republicans comfortable sharing political opinions with professors
A new Institute of Politics at Harvard University poll found that only about one-third of young Republicans across the nation feel comfortable sharing their political opinions with their professors.
Don’t let the negative 20% stop your sustainability story
"Why don’t companies talk more about the good things they do for society?"
Two arrested after ‘Antifa’ shuts down campus conservative event
A College Republicans event was shut down by protesters Monday night.
Warning of ‘sudden spike’ in repression of academics in China
Scholars at Risk report chronicles growing number of attacks on universities, their staff and students globally
Students walk out of class, shut down streets in support of illegal immigrants
Students from Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, and George Washington University walked out of class and marched to raise awareness for DACA.
Study Abroad Numbers Continue Steady Increase
The number of Americans studying abroad increased by 2.7 percent in 2017-18 compared to the previous academic year, according to annual "Open Doors" report.
Four questions answered on the US leaving the Paris Climate Agreement
On Nov. 4, the Trump administration formally notified the United Nations that it planned to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change, which 196 countries adopted in 2015.
