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Chinese Universities Seek Tighter Control of Faculty
Chinese universities are tightening their ideological control of faculty members’ views, with seven top-tier universities having established “teachers’ affairs departments”...
Report: Boosting Quality More Effective Than Tuition Cuts
A newly released paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that spending on improved educational quality is more...
U Maryland Band No Longer Playing Pro-Confederate Song
The University of Maryland at College Park’s marching band will no longer play the state song, a pro-Confederate battle hymn...
Report: 15+ Hours of Work Per Week Can Hold Students Back
A report from the ACT Center for Equity in Learning finds that working more than 15 hours per week can...
Ontario Proposes a French-Language University
The government of Ontario is proposing to create the province’s first French-language university and will introduce legislation to this effect...
American U Expels 18 in Underground Fraternity
American University has expelled 18 students and put another on probation for their involvement in what the institution calls an...
Academic Minute: History and National Identity
Today on the Academic Minute: Sahana Mukherjee, assistant professor of psychology at Gettysburg College, examines why this can lead to...
21-Month Prison Sentence in Diploma Mill Case
Umair Hamid has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and was ordered to forfeit about $5.3 million for his...