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Academic Minute: Tourism and Local-Global Tension
Today on the Academic Minute, Thomas Paradis, professor of geography and urban planning at Butler University, explains how tourism can...
U of Michigan Faculty Vote No Confidence in President
The University of Michigan Faculty Senate voted no confidence in President Mark Schlissel on Sept. 16. The results were close...
Arbitrator Sides with U of Akron on Faculty Layoffs
On Friday, an arbitrator sided with the University of Akron in its termination of nearly 100 unionized full-time professors. Some...
Lincoln U of Pa. Reappoints Ousted President
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania has approved Brenda Allen for a new five-year term as president of the historically Black university...
Professor on Leave After Statement on Trump Supporters
Marshall University has placed a professor on administrative leave after a video circulated on social media of her making inflammatory...
Virginia Commonwealth to Rename Buildings Honoring Confederates
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Board of Visitors has approved resolutions to de-commemorate six campus buildings named for members of the Confederacy.
Treasury Modifies Endowment Tax Rules
Associations representing colleges and universities still objected to the endowment tax that Congress enacted in 2017 but said final rules...
Graduate Students End Strike at U of Michigan
The graduate students’ union at the University of Michigan announced Thursday that they would be ending their strike. Graduate students...