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First Came the Stunt, Then the Suspension
Part performance, part protest, a professor’s video got him suspended from Ferris State University. He didn’t want to teach in person in the first place due to COVID-19, and he says he’s retiring. His union says the suspension is an attack on academic freedom.
Capital Campaign Watch: Bluefield, UNC Chapel Hill
Bluefield University, in Virginia, has raised more than $18 million in a campaign that started in 2017. The goal was...
How to Criticize China
Academics in Hong Kong find ways, more subtle than in the past, to make their points. But many fear the new national security law.
Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Mandate
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule mandating that large employers require employees get...
Iowa Becomes Test Optional in Public University Admissions
The Iowa Board of Regents voted this week to become test optional in admissions at the state’s three public universities...
UVA Provost to Become 9th President of UPenn
M. Elizabeth Magill, executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia, has been nominated to serve as the...
Navient Reaches $1.85B Settlement With States
Thirty-nine state attorneys general announced a settlement with Navient over the servicing of student loans. “For too long, Navient contributed...
Mills College and Alumnae Association End Legal Fight
Mills College and the Alumnae Association of Mills College have dropped their respective lawsuits against each other, the college announced...