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Academic Publishers Threatened By Open-Access Expansion

Critics say a directive to make federally funded research immediately free to the public could violate authors’ copyrights. It could also disrupt the $19 billion academic publishing industry.

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Pomona College Convocation

Roughly two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters, many wearing masks and keffiyehs, blocked access to a convocation ceremony at Pomona College Tuesday...
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Supreme Court Keeps Debt-Relief Plan Blocked for Now

Nearly eight million borrowers remain in limbo following the court’s decision Wednesday.

New Presidents or Provosts: Coastal Alabama, Columbia, Minnesota-Morris, UC Merced, Wilkes CC

Jordan Cofer, currently associate provost and professor of English at Georgia College and State University, has been selected as vice...
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New Sweet Briar Policy Bars Transgender Students

The Virginia women’s college made the change to comport with its founding documents, creating a stricter gender admissions policy than many of its peers.

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‘Red Wedding’: Storied Stanford Creative Writing Program Laying Off Lecturers

The university says creative writing faculty recommended returning its Jones Lectureships to their “original intent” as short-term teaching appointments for talented writers. A lecturer of 20 years said he thinks there’s a “peasants and lords issue” in the program.

Education Department Outlines Plan for FAFSA Testing

The Education Department will partner with community-based organizations, high schools, colleges and states to recruit students who’ll test the Free...
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How States Are Working to Narrow FAFSA Completion Gaps

Nationally, completed applications from high school seniors are down by about 9.5 percent. A federal funding boost has helped some states over the summer—but only so much.