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New, Stronger Gainful Employment Regs Released
The rule adds more requirements for all postsecondary nondegree programs and all programs at for-profit institutions. Education Department officials hailed the regulations as the strongest ever gainful-employment rule.
At VCU, Even Less Job Security for Nontenured Faculty
Three out of five faculty members at Virginia Commonwealth are on “term” contracts. The university has stopped offering them three-year contracts.
Astronomy Preprint Withdrawn Over a Co-Author’s Inclusion
An astronomy preprint’s lead author withdrew the paper and is removing one of the co-authors: Geoff Marcy, who resigned his...
Ohio’s Miami U Faculty Unionize
Miami University faculty members have voted 450 to 241 to unionize, in an election where nearly 90 percent of eligible...
Ohio State Board Pushes Back on Anti-DEI Bill
Ohio State’s Board of Trustees blasted a State Senate bill one day before it passed. The rare move comes as culture war politics drive education reforms across the U.S.
Layoffs and Closures at Upper Iowa University
Upper Iowa University will resort to layoffs and other major cuts to combat revenue losses from declining enrollment, shifting demographics...
Faculty Vote No Confidence in Pennsylvania Community College President
The Federation of Teachers of Bucks County Community College recently voted no confidence in the president of the Pennsylvania institution...
How a Company Can Reduce Brand Hate: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Chun Zhang, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Dayton, explores why people hate...