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New Presidents or Provosts: New Jersey Institute of Tech, North Central College, U of Memphis, Ohio U, U of Richmond, U of Texas Rio Grande Valley, York College of Pennsylvania
Thomas Burns, provost of Belmont University, in Tennessee, has been selected as president of York College of Pennsylvania. Lori Stewart...
U of New Haven Settles COVID Shutdown Suit
The University of New Haven reached a $2.3 million settlement in a class action breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by students alleging...
Ex-Harvard Researcher Receives No Jail Time
Charles Lieber, a prominent chemist convicted of hiding research ties to China, will not serve any more prison time, a...
New College Board Denies Tenure for 5 Professors
In the latest maneuver to remake higher ed in the vision of Ron DeSantis, New College of Florida trustees voted to deny tenure to five applicants due to “extraordinary circumstances.”
North Dakota Quietly Enacts First Anti-DEI Law
North Dakota governor Doug Burgum signed into law on Monday a “specified concepts” bill banning educational institutions from asking students...
Research Finds No Gender Bias in Academic Science
Reviewing decades of studies, researchers with “adversarial” perspectives conclude that tenure-track women and men in STEM receive comparable grant funding, journal acceptances and recommendation letters—and that women have an edge over men in hiring.
No Confidence Voted in President Who Barred Drag Show
The faculty at West Texas A&M University has voted no confidence in President Walter Wendler, The Texas Tribune reported. The...
Education Department Inks New Contracts With Loan Servicers
The Office of Federal Student Aid awarded new contracts to five loan servicers—a key milestone in the Education Department’s years-long...