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A Big Open-Access Deal for Germany
Publisher Springer Nature and Projekt DEAL -- a consortium of university and research libraries in Germany -- have signed a...
Florida Lawmakers Probe Foreign Research Funding
Florida legislators have launched their own probe into federal funding for research universities, the first such inquiry at the state...
Academic Minute: Reducing Polarization Through Education
Today on the Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week, Brett Levy, assistant professor in the department of educational...
Dozens of Students, Scholars Killed in Iran Plane Crash
At least 18 Canadian universities reported that one or more of their students, professors or researchers died in the crash...
Helping the Homeless Through Business Improvement Districts
Can businesses work together to help the homeless? In today's Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week, Wonhyung Lee...
Sidewalk Politics
Iowa State University policy restricting political messages written in chalk on campus sidewalks is being challenged in court as violating students' free speech rights. Supporters of the policy believe it will protect underrepresented groups from hateful language.
A Way Out of Impasse Over LGBT Issues?
A proposed split in the United Methodist Church could be good news for colleges that struggled with whether to retain their church affiliation following the adoption of anti-LGBT policies.
Ohio Community College President Placed on Leave
The governing board of Ohio's Eastern Gateway Community College has placed its president, Jimmie Bruce, and its vice president and...