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Contact With Extraterrestrials Might Go Badly: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: David Shorter, professor of world arts and culture at the University of California, Los Angeles...
House Education Budget Cuts Federal Work-Study, Other Programs
House Republicans are planning to zero out the budgets for programs that support student parents who need childcare and that...
Chico State Professor Must Pay After Losing Libel Suit
A judge has ordered a professor accused of having sex with a graduate student, and of subsequently threatening to kill...
Fanfare, Then Fallout at Antiracist Research Center Reveals Other Fractures
The Boston University research center and its founder, Ibram X. Kendi, faced backlash after announcing layoffs. Some employees and students say the controversy overshadows larger questions about the university’s commitment to DEI.
Judge’s Order Complicates Education Department’s Borrower-Defense Program
For-profit DeVry University won’t have to pay nearly $24 million to the U.S.—for now—thanks to a court ruling that could hamper the department’s plans to make colleges that mislead their students pay up.
Oregon State Professor Accused of Falsely Claiming Native Ancestry
The Tribal Alliance Against Frauds says Qwo-Li Driskill is lying when they claim Indigenous ancestry.
Historic Kinsey Sex Research Institute May Face a Divorce
Faculty members are alarmed by an Indiana University proposal to spin off an unclear portion of the Kinsey Institute’s operations into a separate nonprofit.
Wisconsin Universities Strive to Recoup Withheld Funds
The Universities of Wisconsin, the system that oversees the state’s four-year public institutions, unveiled a proposal Monday that is designed...