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The Promise vs. Practice of Human Rights: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of North Carolina at Asheville Week: Mark Gibney, Belk Distinguished Professor of...
Russian Rectors’ Union Defends War
The Russian Union of Rectors has issued a statement that defends Russia’s war against Ukraine. The statement notes that Russia...
Advancing Equity in Pharmacogenomics
Access to the future of health-care practices isn’t shared by all. In today’s Academic Minute, part of University of Montana...
Cutting Faculty Salaries by Executive Order
University of Missouri system continues to defend the president’s right to cut individual faculty pay by 25 percent, but professors wonder how far the policy will go—and at what greater costs.
Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment, California Supreme Court Says
California’s Supreme Court will not consider an appeal from UC Berkeley, meaning an enrollment cap ordered by a lower court remains in place. The university continues to look for ways around it.
Education Department Clarifies Rules on Income-Share Agreements
The programs are loans, the department says. And the companies that offer them—and colleges—have obligations.
Losing Money on Graduate Degrees
A new report finds that STEM programs and professional degrees often pay off, while those in arts and humanities frequently do not. Many M.B.A. programs also offer a negative return on investment.
New Presidents or Provosts: Alfred State College, California State U-Channel Islands, Dartmouth College, Lewis & Clark College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Pennsylvania State U-DuBois, Southern Wesleyan U, U of Sussex
William D. Barker, executive director of the Global Honors Institute and executive director of the Center for Faith and Inquiry...