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Syracuse Grad Workers Unionize
Syracuse University graduate student workers have successfully unionized. Syracuse Graduate Employees United, affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, said...
Texas Supreme Court Says Universities Can Revoke Degrees
A Texas Supreme Court majority has ruled that two major public university systems in the state can revoke degrees received through academic misconduct.
Arizona Professor Receives Death Threat
Faculty members at the University of Arizona learned Monday that one of them received a death threat in the last...
Dirty Diapers and the COVID-19 Vaccination
Mothers may be protecting their babies against COVID-19 by passing along antibodies. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Florida's...
A Strike Begins at Chicago State
Faculty members and academic support professionals began striking Monday, the first of what may be several new walkouts at multiple universities in the coming days.
Rewriting the English Curriculum
With numbers of humanities majors declining, English departments are on the hunt for new strategies to attract students. Can a walk in Ishmael’s footsteps do the trick?
Hiring Deans Without Details Raises Alarm
Lafayette, a liberal arts college, is adding deans to lead its four academic divisions July 1. But a lack of details about their roles, plus other alleged issues, have elicited concerns from department heads and program chairs.
N.D. Senate Narrowly Rejects Bill on Firing Tenured Faculty
The North Dakota Senate on Friday narrowly rejected the bill that would’ve let the presidents of two state institutions review...