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Law Students Protest Research Database Contracts With ICE
Students at multiple law schools are pressuring administrators to sever ties with LexisNexis and Westlaw, which they claim help the Department of Homeland Security target undocumented immigrants.
Annual Higher Ed Funding Delayed
Congress passed a temporary measure to avoid a government shutdown, but that means higher education spending levels will remain as is until February—at least.
The New Ph.D.s
Annual Survey of Earned Doctorates shows drop in number of Ph.D.s awarded in 2020. It’s still too early to tell how COVID-19 impacted Ph.D. attainment, however.
New Programs: Professional Communication, Data Science, Business, Public Health
Grace College is offering a major in professional communication. Lake Superior State University is starting a B.S. in data science...
Avoiding the Loan Forgiveness Debate
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Under Secretary James Kvaal focus instead on actions the department is taking to ease borrowers’ loan burden.
Opinion
Avenge Charcot!
Scott McLemee reviews Subconsciousness: Automatic Behavior and the Brain by Yves Agid.
The Full-Time Faculty Factor
Professors from across New York’s public colleges say that all students, regardless of race or what campus they’re on, should have equal opportunities to study with full-time professors. Those chances are now concentrated on predominantly white campuses, one analysis suggests.
Major Publishers Sue Shopify, Alleging Copyright Violations
Five major textbook publishers band together in a lawsuit accusing e-commerce hub Shopify of enabling digital piracy.