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Second Round of Layoffs at Erie CC
Erie Community College is laying off 60 people in nonfaculty jobs, The Buffalo News reported. The cuts are in addition...
Emoji: Language or Communication? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Benjamin Weissman, lecturer of cognitive science, explores the emoji...
Woman Extorts Penn State Athletes for Sexual Images
A woman extorted two unnamed Pennsylvania State University athletes after she convinced them—and other athletes across the country— to send...
Layoffs at Maryland Institute College of Art
The Maryland Institute College of Art announced “broad staff layoffs” this week. Artforum reported that the layoffs “eliminate roughly 10...
Study: Cosmetology Schools Yield Poor Student Outcomes
A new study from the Century Foundation released Thursday found that graduates from cosmetology schools are making near poverty-level wages...
Fresno State Drops Antisemite’s Name From Library
California State University, Fresno, will officially rename the Henry Madden Library, dropping its namesake over his antisemitic views, a move...
U of Central Fla. Removes Some Departments’ Statements on Race
The University of Central Florida removed the statements of several academic departments on race, citing a new Florida law, The...
Santa Barbara Chancellor Not Charged in Alleged Hit-and-Run
University of California, Santa Barbara, chancellor Henry T. Yang will not face criminal charges after his alleged involvement in a...