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Diversity

‘Potentially Existential’: Higher Ed Denounces Proposed Federal Funding Strings

Major groups representing universities, faculty and others oppose draft General Services Administration rules targeting DEI and more. Trump’s recent executive order doubles down.

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Quick Takes

Portland College Faculty Reach Agreement After 20-Day Strike

The Portland Community College faculty union reached a tentative agreement with the college Tuesday, less than a week before spring...
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Opinion
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The Post-Human Dissertation

Doctoral education must rethink its most sacred artifact.

By Celia Marshik and David A. Rubenstein

The Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on October 1, 2022.
Faculty Tenure

Kentucky Lawmakers Want to Make It Easier to Lay Off Faculty

The legislation would explicitly permit terminations for low enrollment or “misalignment of revenue and costs.” The GOP supermajority can override any veto from the Democratic governor.

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Quick Takes

Striking Portland Staff Reach Agreement; Faculty Remain on Strike

Portland Community College reached a tentative agreement with its 700 classified employees Wednesday, ending a 16-day strike for the group...
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Quick Takes

Florida Deals Another Blow to Sociology

Students at Florida’s 12 public universities will no longer be able to fulfill their general education requirements by taking an...
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Opinion
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The Downward Spiral of the NSF’s GRFP

Under the Trump administration, the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program has strayed from its historic mission of funding the most meritorious candidates regardless of STEM field.

By Susan E. Brennan and Gisèle Muller-Parker