By Elizabeth Redden. An agreement reached in the first phase of Brexit negotiations would allow European citizens living in the United Kingdom as of the date it withdraws from the E.U. to retain their residency rights even if they leave the U.K. for up to five years. It would also allow the U.K. to continue to participate in E.U. science and student exchange programs through the end of the current budget cycle in 2020. More...
Suit Against American Studies Group Dismissed
By Elizabeth Redden. The recently dismissed case is one of two lawsuits filed against the association over its support for an academic boycott of Israel. The other one, filed by four former and current members, is ongoing. More...
Iranian Court Upholds Death Penalty for Researcher
By Elizabeth Redden. Human rights groups are reporting that Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a disaster medicine researcher, Ahmadreza Djalali. More...
Chinese Scholars Create, and Disband, Communist Unit in U.S.
By Elizabeth Redden. A group of visiting Chinese scholars briefly established a branch of the Chinese Communist Party at the University of California, Davis before shutting it down, the South China Morning Post reported. More...
Did Michigan State Look the Other Way?
By Scott Jaschik. As former gymnastics national team doctor pleads guilty to molestation charges, some ask whether university let abuse continue by failing to respond adequately to complaints about his conduct. More...
Murder-Suicide at Penn State's Beaver Campus
By Scott Jaschik. A food services employee at Pennsylvania State University's Beaver campus was shot and murdered there Wednesday by a man who then killed himself, the university announced. More...
British University Sorry for Tweet Many Call Racist
By Scott Jaschik. University College London is apologizing for a tweet that it says was a reference to the possibility of snow on campus, but that has been widely criticized as racist. More...
Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year: Youthquake
By Scott Jaschik. Oxford Dictionaries has announced its 2017 Word of the Year: youthquake. The word is a noun that means "a significant cultural, political or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people." More...
For-Profit Music College Closes Suddenly
By Scott Jaschik. The McNally Smith College of Music, a small for-profit institution in Minnesota, announced Thursday that it is shutting down all operations at the end of this semester, The Star Tribune reported. More...
Jury Rejects Suit by Sandy Hook Denier
By Scott Jaschik. A federal jury on Monday rejected a lawsuit by a prominent conspiracy theorist who claimed Florida Atlantic University fired him for his views, and in doing so violated his First Amendment rights. More...