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When the Physics Department Is Under Threat
Nearly half of all physics chairs report their department is under some level of threat, ranging from closure to budget cutbacks. Physicists offer perspectives on how faculty can respond proactively.
New Presidents or Provosts: Austin Peay State U, East Carolina U, Hilbert College, Hillsborough CC-Brandon, Kankakee CC, McDaniel College, North Carolina Community College System, Point Park U, Valencia College
Kiana Battle, dean of career programs at Moraine Valley Community College, in Illinois, has been selected as vice president for...
Opinion
Keeping COVID-19 From Sidelining Equity
Without engaged interventions, higher education will most likely become less diverse and inclusive, given the pressure the pandemic is placing on women and faculty of color.
R.I. School of Design Ordered to Pay Alumna $2.5M
A district court judge ordered that the Rhode Island School of Design pay a former student and survivor of sexual...
Gee's Tax Take in the Spotlight
West Virginia University and its president choose words carefully as lawmakers float eliminating the state income tax -- which could end a source of revenue that goes to funding higher education.
Gannon U to Play ‘Black National Anthem’ at Games
Gannon University, a private Catholic university in Erie, Pa., will play “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly known as the...
Academic Minute: Fair-Weather Fan
Today on the Academic Minute: Kyle Fruh, assistant professor of philosophy at Duke Kunshan University, wonders if fair-weather fans have...
Investigation Into a Former Chancellor
A California community college district has fired a chancellor emeritus following allegations of secret gifts and undisclosed personal relationships with vendors during his tenure in office.