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Union Institute & University Mired in Financial Woes

Union Institute has been missing payroll and rent payments at facilities in Ohio and Florida. University leaders have offered little reassurance or recourse as employees fear a potential closure.

A photograph of striking University of Michigan graduate student workers, holding purple and white strike signs.

Days Before Classes Resume, Michigan Reaches Deal With Grad Student Union

Many graduate student instructors and staff assistants walked off the job March 29, ceasing their teaching and causing grading havoc in some departments. A proposed deal may prevent the strike’s resumption this fall.

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Direct Admissions Boosts Applications, but Not Enrollment

Large-scale study finds that guaranteeing free, simplified admission increases college applications from minoritized, low-income and first-gen students, but cost still deters them from enrolling.

Ohio State Selects Nebraska System Head as New President

Ohio State University is hiring the head of the University of Nebraska system as its next president. Walter (Ted) Carter...

How AI Might Improve Online Discourse: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, a Student Spotlight during Cornell University’s Impacts of AI Week: Jonathan P. Chang, a Ph.D...
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Success Program Launch: Free College for In-Demand Workforce

Starting this fall, Colorado community and technical colleges will cover student tuition, fees and course materials costs for seven professional certifications or degrees.

Yale Slams Police Union ‘Survival Guide’

The Yale Police Benevolent Association, a union representing Yale University’s campus police, handed out pamphlets to freshmen containing “disturbing and...

George Washington U Will Arm 2 Officers

Despite student pushback, George Washington University is moving ahead with plans to arm some of its police officers, the institution...