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Adjuncts at Emerson's Los Angeles Campus Unionize
Part-time faculty members at Emerson College’s Los Angeles campus voted 16-0 to form a union affiliated with the American Association...
Colleges Urged to Consider Messages They Send to Low-Income Students
New research from Northwestern University scholars suggests that low-income students' academic confidence depends in part on their perception of whether...
Faculty Vote No Confidence at Ithaca, Chico State
Faculty members on two campuses voted no confidence in administrators in recent days. Saying it opposed President Tom Rochon’s “autocratic”...
U of California Criticized for Extending Transfer Deadline
The University of California announced early this month that transfer applicants to system campuses -- who thought they had to...
50 Faculty Jobs Will Be Eliminated at Western Illinois
Citing state budget cuts and declining enrollment, officials at Western Illinois University said last week that they plan to eliminate...
U of Maine Offers Deep Discounts to Out-of-Staters
People in Northeastern states outside of Maine have been noticing billboards that say, "Go to UMaine for Same Cost as"...
Academic Minute: Children as Caregivers
Today on the Academic Minute, Amy Nuttall, assistant professor of human development and family studies at Michigan State University, describes...
Golden Parachutes for Coaches at Public Universities
One of the fastest-growing expenses for athletics programs at public universities is severance, The Washington Post reported. The Post analyzed...