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'In a Hurricane'
In the backlash over Cary Nelson backing the U. of Illinois for denying a job to a controversial scholar, no one is more surprised at the outrage than Cary Nelson.
Underemployed, With Degrees
Britain considers the fate of its "gringos," which is the country's new term for "graduates in non-graduate occupations."
Boko Haram's Quiet Foe
An American university in Nigeria fights a terrorist group through refugee aid and community education programs.
Sex, Lies, Economists
Survey of European economists finds that some of them fabricate data or trade sex for promotion or co-authorship.
Censorship at China Studies Meeting
European Association for Chinese Studies reports that conference materials were confiscated and censored after chief executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters, a conference sponsor, objected to contents.
Monitoring the Ebola Outbreak
The deadly outbreak has a few colleges and universities changing plans, but the countries that have been hit hard are not places that send large numbers to the U.S. or that attract many study abroad students.