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Authors withdraw controversial article concluding that working with a female mentor might hurt young scientists' careers.

Mitch Avila, dean of the College of Arts & Humanities at California State University Dominguez Hills, has been chosen as provost at California State University Channel Islands. Archie L. Blanson, interim president of Lone Start College's North Harris campus, has been named to the job on a permanent basis.

Likely voters believe a postsecondary degree has lost some of its value since the start of the pandemic.

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Jennifer Bradley, associate vice president of academic affairs at Kirkwood Community College, in Iowa, has been promoted to vice president of academic affairs there. Susan R. Burns, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Clarke University, in Iowa, has been appointed president of the College of Mount Saint Vincent, in New York.

Some colleges say the fall semester went better than they anticipated during the pandemic and are touting their success at keeping infection rates low.

A new survey suggests more colleges incorporated testing for COVID-19 as the fall semester went on. Colleges that did not cited a lack of human resources, among other challenges.

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Colleges in states that rely on oil revenue are struggling to hold on after the pandemic collided with an oil bust.