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Harvard Makes Meager Progress in Slavery Reparation Efforts

Harvard University has made little progress on addressing its historical ties to slavery, despite committing $100 million to the cause...
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Decades of Enrollment Declines for Black Men at HBCUs

Black men make up roughly a quarter of students at historically Black colleges and universities, a significant drop from years past, according to a new report.

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One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators

The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. More spooked professors are leaving in addition to those cuts, but so are key leaders who pushed them.

Walter Kimbrough, interim president of Talladega College, stands at a podium.

Talladega College Leaders Respond to Financial Tumult

The historically Black college has suffered from enrollment declines and mounting debts. Campus leaders say they’re working to restore financial health.

Harvard Professors Protest Restrictions on Protests—With Chalk

Five Harvard University professors wielded chalk on campus Tuesday in protest of the institution’s new policy banning chalking and other...

Precipitous Enrollment Drop at Saint Augustine’s

Enrollment at Saint Augustine’s University is down by more than 70 percent over last year, WRAL reported. After a two-week...
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Higher Ed Unionization Has Surged Since 2012, Bucking U.S. Labor Trends

The number of unionized grad-student workers more than doubled in just over a decade, according to a new report on higher education labor. Most of the growth came at private institutions, where faculty unionization has also spiked.

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‘Red Wedding’: Storied Stanford Creative Writing Program Laying Off Lecturers

The university says creative writing faculty recommended returning its Jones Lectureships to their “original intent” as short-term teaching appointments for talented writers. A lecturer of 20 years said he thinks there’s a “peasants and lords issue” in the program.