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Supporting Sci-Hub vs. Explaining Sci-Hub
Association of American Publishers complains about Cal State librarian who studies popularity of pirated scientific papers. Cal State defends its librarian.
No Longer a Lounge of Their Own
Michigan State has closed its women's lounge. A male professor at another university complained about it, but many female students at the university want it back.
The Public View of Affirmative Action
Inside Higher Ed editors Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman held a lively discussion on "The Public View of Affirmative Action"...
Mandatory for Minority Students
Concordia St. Paul says it was trying to be "warm and welcoming" to minority students, but not everyone sees it that way.
Tallahassee CC Professors Vote to Unionize
Full-time faculty members at Tallahassee Community College have voted by a wide margin -- 139 to 22 -- to unionize...
Chancellor Resigns After Audit Criticizes Wife's Work
Tim Hudson resigned suddenly this week as chancellor of Arkansas State University, without saying why he was leaving. Arkansas Online...
A New Age
Are we entering a new age? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Leicester's Jan Zalasiewicz delves into the Anthropocene...
Risks of Risk Sharing
As bipartisan consensus emerges in Congress that colleges should share the burden of students who can't repay loans or find jobs, higher ed leaders consider how such a plan would work and whether it would discourage them from educating the disadvantaged.