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Moving Past the Start-Up Grant
New Howard Hughes program for early career scientists aims to support researchers in their first years running an independent lab.
Concern Over Michigan Tenure Case
Supporters seek to rally support for Andrea Smith, a prominent voice in ethnic studies, who won backing from only one of her two departments.
Art and the College Administrator
Why will officials who would think twice before banning a book close or alter an exhibit or play? Why is academic freedom more difficult to defend in a theater or museum?
Faculty Salaries Up 4%
Size of median increase didn't change at public four-year institutions, but edged up at private institutions.
Polytechnic Board Approves Merger Into NYU
A month after vote was put off, amid complaints from alumni and some trustees, the deal moves ahead.
An Expensive Expulsion
When U. of the Cumberlands expelled a gay student, it set off a chain of events that may lead to its losing a $10 million appropriation.
Snapshots of Endowment Spending
Universities' responses to Senate inquiry on finances shed light on wealthy institutions' practices, providing some new data, answering some questions, and raising others.