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3 California Universities Acknowledge Admitting Legacies Who Didn’t Meet Minimum Requirements
Three private universities in California universities acknowledged to the state that in recent years they admitted some legacy students who...
The Quest to End Human Trafficking: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Dennis McCarthy, lecturer at the University at Albany, explains why we all have a role...
American Anthropological Association Names New Director
The American Anthropological Association has named Ady Arguelles-Sabatier its new executive director, effective July 31. “Anthropology has the power to...
Faculty Opposes Penn State Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit
Over 370 faculty members and a few dozen others have signed a letter supporting “antiracist faculty” at Pennsylvania State University...
American Confidence in Higher Ed Hits Historic Low
A Gallup poll shows only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, which is down by about 20 percentage points from eight years ago.
‘Metaversities’ Face Virtual Learning’s Financial Realities
Faculty and students are taking to learning in the metaverse, but universities wonder how they will pay for it once Meta’s two-year pilot program ends.
Arraignment for Alleged UCSD Chalk Vandals Delayed
Monday’s arraignment was canceled for two University of California, San Diego, graduate student researchers and one postdoctoral researcher who allegedly...
Defense for DEI Initiatives, From a Former Trump Official
Sonny Perdue was Trump’s agriculture secretary before becoming the University System of Georgia chancellor. He has provided a report on diversity, equity and inclusion—and defended it.