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Daniels to Retire at Purdue; Successor Already Named
Mitch Daniels announced his retirement from Purdue on Friday. The Board of Trustees announced on the same day they’d hired an internal candidate. The search did not include public input.
The Peer-Review Crisis
The peer-review system, which relies on unpaid volunteers, has long been stressed. COVID-19 has made it worse. Possible solutions include paying reviewers or limiting revise-and-resubmits. Are these Band-Aids on structural problems?
Texas A&M’s Nonstudent
Kyle Rittenhouse says he will actually attend Blinn College.
The Week in Admissions News
Biden’s debt cancellation; free college; for-profits could be hurt; protests at Seattle Pacific.
Congress Urged to Target Endowments Linked With China
A bill could encourage top-endowment universities to divest from Chinese entities contributing to human rights abuses or posing a national security risk.
Tenure Awarded… at New York Institute of Technology, Western Illinois
New York Institute of Technology Reza Khalaj Amineh, electrical and computer engineering Houwei Cao, computer science Bryan Gibb, biological and...
Colorado State President Leaves Early—for $1.5 Million
Joyce McConnell is stepping down as Colorado State University’s president, effective June 30, The Fort Collins Coloradoan reported. Her contract...
Davis Cuts Commencement Short Amid Heat Wave
The University of California, Davis, cut short its commencement Friday due to a heat wave that hospitalized seven people who...