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U of Illinois Board Fires Professor for Research Misconduct
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees on Friday dismissed an associate professor of biology from the Urbana-Champaign campus, saying...
UNC Board Rejects Plan for Confederate Monument
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors on Friday rejected a plan to build a new history center on...
Newbury College Will Close
Newbury College, in Massachusetts, announced today that it will shut down at the end of the spring 2019 semester. A...
St. Joseph of Vermont Again on the Verge
In the spring, the College of St. Joseph, in Vermont, announced that it might not have enough money to stay...
Cellular Senescence
Have we found one of the genes responsible for aging? In today's Academic Minute, the University at Buffalo's Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen...
The Degree Rules, for Now
College credentials still loom large in hiring. But a new survey of HR leaders finds growing interest in skills-based hiring, online microcredentials and prehire assessments.
Differing Fates for 2 HBCUs in North Carolina
Bennett College will have to appeal to keep its accreditation, while St. Augustine's was taken off probation. Although the historically black institutions' fates may be different, both struggled under the same pressures.
Farm Bill Includes Wins for Colleges
The $867 billion farm bill passed by Congress this week includes important wins for land-grant institutions, especially historically black colleges...