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Ph.D.s Conferred Drop 5.4%
Preliminary data from the NSF indicate that COVID-19 hit Ph.D. production hard in 2021, but job-placement data are surprisingly rosy—just not in academe.
How COVID Spurred Digital Innovation and Empathy
In the early pandemic, educators rallied to provide academic continuity in unprecedented ways. That spurred online teaching innovations, many of which are worth preserving and enhancing, a Stanford self-study says.
A New Dimension for Fingerprint Technology: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of Dayton Week: Partha Banerjee, professor of electro-optics, explores how fingerprinting might...
The Plight of China’s Gay Scholars
Sociologist who left China for New Zealand calls on Western academics to pay attention to crackdown in his home country.
Maricopa Community Colleges Board Candidate Arrested
A candidate running for the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board paused his campaign on Tuesday after he was...
AAUP to Investigate Cuts at Emporia State
The American Association of University Professors announced Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into the cuts at Emporia State...
Texas Weighs Changes to Community College Funding
A Texas commission has recommended that community college funding in the state be directly tied to performance—namely, student graduation rates...
New Programs: Medicine, Spanish, Biophysics, Sports Management
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science is starting an M.D. Oklahoma State University is starting a certificate in...