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Bangladesh's ‘Rickshaw Faculty’
Researcher explores the exploitation of academics at the country’s private universities.
Alabama Student Arrested for Racially Charged Threat
A student at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa who last week was suspended over a racially charged threat has...
New Accountability for Teacher Prep
Federal regulations impose new standards on teacher education. Reformers endorse plan to link program evaluations to student performance, to dismay of teachers' groups.
Court Vacates Ruling on Lesbian Adjunct's Suit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday vacated a July ruling by a three-judge panel of...
Vote of No Confidence at Quincy U
The faculty of Quincy University, in Illinois, has voted no confidence in President Robert Gervasi, The Herald-Whig reported. The vote...
Blood Cancer and Bone Marrow
Part of the puzzle of blood cancer may have been solved. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Birmingham's Daniel...
Stepping-Stone or Off-Ramp?
Stackable credential pathways have plenty of promise, but a new study fuels worries about poorly designed programs shunting underrepresented student groups into short-term programs of questionable value.
Strings Attached
University of Kentucky senate opposes terms of proposed $10 million deal with Koch and Papa John's CEO to establish center for the study of free enterprise -- funds for which could be revoked at any time.