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Rufo, Shapiro, Others Request New Higher Ed ‘Contract’
Legislatures Require Colleges to Cut Degrees in Low Demand
Republicans in multiple states passed laws this year pushing institutions to ax academic programs that graduate few students—and requiring them to appeal to state leaders if they want exemptions. Faculty lament the trend.
U.S. Universities Can’t Innovate in Isolation
New federal policies and proposals to restrict international students and cross-border research collaborations are highly intrusive and ill-conceived, Neal McCluskey and Kayla Susalla write.
University Leaders Propose New Research Funding Model
Some lawmakers and the Trump administration have criticized the government’s long-standing model for reimbursing universities for indirect research costs.
Peer Instruction Doesn’t Help Underprepared Students
Peer support can increase students’ engagement in a course, but one study found that peer instruction didn’t result in better grades or content knowledge for learners.
Proamclatoin, Our Restructuring Proclamation
The U of All People is restructuring the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, as David Galef writes.
NIH Plans to Cap Publisher Fees, Dilute ‘Scientific Elite’
Director of the National Institutes of Health says that capping research journals’ open-access fees will help rein in the $19 billion academic publishing industry and bolster scientific debate.
Europe Must Do More to Protect Data Under Trump, ERC Head Says
Disappearance of U.S.-hosted data should be “wake-up call” for scientific community, conference hears.