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7-Month Boston University Grad Worker Strike Ends, but Fight May Not Be Over
The student employees won their first union contract after months of bargaining and then a lengthy walkout. But the agreement, which only lasts three years, doesn’t achieve some major demands.
‘This Program Exists Because of the Reinstatement of Pell’
A biology professor in Oregon dreamed of starting a degree program in a local prison just as Pell reinstatement was underway. Now hers is among the first programs where incarcerated students can receive the grants.
Tribal Colleges Underfunded With Severe Maintenance Backlogs
A survey of tribal colleges and universities by ProPublica found that these institutions suffer from large backlogs of deferred maintenance...
A Sliver of Hope for Humanities at HBCUs
Growing skepticism about the value of the humanities has led to a national decline in the number of degrees conferred. But a new study shows the plummet slowing at historically Black colleges.
Black, Hispanic Faculty Far Less Likely to Get ‘Gold Standard’ Tenure Recommendations
A study published this month focusing on five unnamed universities adds to research on racial disparities in the professoriate.
Clark Atlanta University Gets Rid of Alumni Association
Clark Atlanta University is ending its agreement with the current alumni association, according to a university announcement Thursday. The historically...
Kansas Lecturer Leaves After Remark on Shooting Men Who Won’t Vote for Women
The University of Kansas announced Friday that an instructor is no longer employed there after a video showed him “making...
Cornell International Grad Student Says He Won’t Be Deported
The British Cornell University grad student who said the institution was effectively deporting him over his pro-Palestine activism says he...