US House backs increased funding for education and research
Final budget, pending Senate and White House input, may be slightly less generous
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The Quote That Dare Not Speak Its Name
University of Central Arkansas library celebrated Pride month with sign featuring quote by Lady Gaga. President ordered quote removed. His explanation angered many on campus.
U Oregon students demand removal of pioneer statue
A pioneer statue at the University of Oregon was the object of protest by the school's Native American Student Union.
Government error delays online pornography age-check scheme
An age-check scheme designed to stop under-18s viewing pornographic websites has been delayed a second time.
Students provide guides for paying for College
Trying to figure out how to navigate the finances of college? A series of crowdsourced Google documents written by current students and recent graduates provides many needed answers.
Closer China-Russia ties ‘could shift academic freedom norms’
Endorsement of new partnership by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin may be reaction to US cold shoulder
Bills Target Academic Espionage
Congress is paying increasing attention to risk of foreign actors stealing American research. Two new bills take very different approaches to addressing the threat -- and universities much prefer one approach over the other.
Men need not apply: University set to open jobs just to women
A Dutch engineering university is taking radical action to increase its share of female academics by opening job vacancies to women only.ender
Penn. college offers ‘Queering God’ course
Swarthmore College offers a "Queering God" course, which focuses on, among other things, God's gender identity.
US universities should resist Red Scare on campuses
Recent cases of persecuting Chinese and Chinese American scientists for alleged China ties show that the Red Scare has been spreading fast in US institutions of higher education, places that should be totally free of the government's political interference.
