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Justifying Program Cuts With an Unreleased Report
Utica University’s president wants to eliminate degree offerings in subjects such as chemistry and philosophy. But a report supposedly buttressing the move isn’t public.
Pandemic Higher Ed Relief Funds Kept Students Enrolled and Institutions Open
A new report from the Education Department details how the billions in COVID-19 emergency relief aid helped millions of students remain enrolled in college. Students received $1,507, on average, in emergency aid.
Berkeley Fires Women’s Swim Coach for Bullying and Bias
The University of California, Berkeley, fired Teri McKeever, its women’s swimming coach on Tuesday, the Southern California News Group reported...
What Does Pornography Tell Us?
What does pornography tell us? In today’s Academic Minute, St. John’s University’s Kathleen Lubey examines this from a historical standpoint...
Florida Atlantic Provost Jokes About Bestiality
A faculty member raised a concern about targeting of LGBTQ faculty. The interim provost replied with a bestiality joke. The faculty member calls it a “teachable moment.”
The DeSantis Takeover Begins
Florida governor Ron DeSantis vowed to defund DEI initiatives on the same day his hand-picked trustees convened at New College of Florida and fired the president.
Man Who Threatened UCLA Is Found Unfit for Trial
A former postdoc at the University of California, Los Angeles, who was charged last year with sending an 803-page manifesto...
What Does Pornography Tell Us? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Kathleen Lubey, professor of English at St. John’s University, in New York, takes a historical...