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Apr 03, 2023
Lafayette, a liberal arts college, is adding deans to lead its four academic divisions July 1. But a lack of details about their roles, plus other alleged issues, have elicited concerns from department heads and program chairs.

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April 3, 2023
Lafayette, a liberal arts college, is adding deans to lead its four academic divisions July 1. But a lack of details about their roles, plus other alleged issues, have elicited concerns from department heads and program chairs.
March 31, 2023
University of Michigan requests injunction to stop the strike by graduate student workers, who are asking for a 60 percent raise in minimum salaries and improvements in benefits for transgender, international and parenting members.
March 13, 2023
It’s not only about academic integrity: higher ed faces much bigger challenges in the face of frightening questions about the future of the knowledge workforce, Paul LeBlanc writes.
March 2, 2023
Ruth Simmons left Prairie View A&M early over limits to her authority in hiring decisions. Deferring such powers to new presidents is a common practice but often not a set policy.
March 1, 2023
Faculty and staff are forming unions even in states that lack collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. These recent actions are part of a long history.
February 15, 2023
A new National Academies report recommends systemic changes to confront racism in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine disciplines.
February 2, 2023
Utica University’s president wants to eliminate degree offerings in subjects such as chemistry and philosophy. But a report supposedly buttressing the move isn’t public.
January 31, 2023
Portraits, special ceremonies, emeritus status and massive payouts are just a few of the perks some ex-presidents receive—no matter what kind of upheaval they leave behind.
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