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NIH Publisher Fee Cap Plan ‘Not Comprehensive Enough,’ Critics Say
The agency has criticized academia’s “perverse” incentive structure that allows publishers to charge researchers costly fees to make their articles freely available.
Visa Delays Persist, Causing Some Students to Defer to Spring
As fall semester gets underway, wide swaths of students are struggling to get visa appointments. It’s unclear how large the drop in international enrollment will be this academic year.
Cancellation of Grad Student Teaching Roles Fans Union Fight at Columbia
The university is advertising the open teaching positions to adjuncts, postdocs and New York–based graduate students at other universities.
HHS Ends Minority Biomedical Research Support Program
College Staff Provide Free Admissions Counseling for Cancer Survivors
The National GRACE Foundation helps prospective students with a history of cancer navigate college admissions and financial aid.
An Uncertain Future for HSIs
Advocates for Hispanic-serving institutions are worried about the federal program after the Department of Justice refused to defend it in court.
Colleges Face Shooting Hoaxes as Fall Classes Start
Often referred to as “swatting calls,” the false reports are intended to activate a large law enforcement response.
