Education

[ad_1] We are in the midst of dramatic change. Over the past year, those of us in higher education have seen numerous presidents and chancellors announce retirements, leave for other jobs and otherwise vacate their posts. Those shifts have occurred at Harvard University, the University of Florida, the University of Michigan, the Massachusetts Institute of …

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[ad_1] The faculty at West Texas A&M University has voted no confidence in President Walter Wendler, The Texas Tribune reported. The vote was 179 to 82. The vote was prompted by Wendler’s decision to bar a drag show on campus, for which he has been criticized and sued. Wendler said at the time that drag …

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[ad_1] The Florida Legislature has agreed to spend a combined $2.8 million to develop a homegrown alternative to the AP courses students can take for college credit, Politico reported. And in a bill that Politico said was “poised to pass,” legislators are also expected to give students an option of an alternative to the SAT or …

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[ad_1] Today on the Academic Minute: Lily Zhu, assistant professor in the department of management, information systems and entrepreneurship at Washington State University, explores how one can choose to think more creatively. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Most Popular Stories Most Popular [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The University of New Haven reached a $2.3 million settlement in a class action breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by students alleging that campus shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic entitled them to a tuition refund for the remote semester. Each student enrolled at the university during the spring 2020 semester will receive an equal percentage of …

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[ad_1] North Dakota governor Doug Burgum signed into law on Monday a “specified concepts” bill banning educational institutions from asking students or prospective employees about their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. It also prevents public higher education institutions from requiring noncredit diversity training of any students or employees. Of the dozens of …

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[ad_1] Charles Lieber, a prominent chemist convicted of hiding research ties to China, will not serve any more prison time, a federal judge has ruled, Nature reported. District Judge Rya Zobel sentenced Lieber, formerly at Harvard University, to time already served—which amounted to two days of incarceration—plus two years of supervised release. He will spend …

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[ad_1] Women scientists in higher education with doctoral degrees have similar chances as men to get hired for tenure-track jobs and have their grant applications funded and journal submissions accepted, according to a new report that challenges common assumptions about gender bias in academe. Claims of widespread gender bias in tenure-track hiring, grant funding and …

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[ad_1] During a contentious Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, five professors at the New College of Florida were denied tenure—even though they had already received approvals at every other point in the process. Those professors are the latest casualties of the culture-war politics that led conservative trustees appointed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis to spearhead …

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