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The 'Wild West' of Assessment-Based Hiring
A large and growing share of job candidates are assessed directly by potential employers on job-related competencies, experts from Ithaka...
Michigan to Close Confucius Institute
The University of Michigan will close its Confucius Institute next year when the current agreement governing the institute expires. “This...
New Call for Standardizing Job Placement Rates
The federal government, states and accreditors should standardize how they calculate job placement numbers for higher ed programs, according to...
SEIU Ends Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Union Drive at Vanderbilt
Service Employees International Union withdrew its petition to form a non-tenure-track faculty union at Vanderbilt University’s College of Arts and...
Bennett College in Line to Lose Accreditation
One of only two historically black colleges for women in the country approached the brink Tuesday when the Southern Association...
Academic Minute: Politeness in U.S. Spanish
Today on the Academic Minute, Emily Bernate, assistant professor of Spanish at St. Edward’s University, looks at softening our requests...
Threats Lead to Changes in Finals at Northridge
A series of written threats, some accompanied by bigoted and anti-Semitic symbols, has prompted California State University at Northridge to...
Opposition to "Public Charge" Rule
A number of colleges and higher education groups have registered their opposition to a proposed rule by the Trump administration...