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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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
Report Blasts Early Decision
A report by the group Education Reform Now blasts early-decision admissions programs—in which applicants commit to enroll if admitted—as providing...
Harvard Requires Students to Get New COVID-19 Booster
Harvard University announced that all students must be vaccinated with the new bivalent COVID-19 by January, Boston.com reported. Students with...