By Andrew Kreighbaum. Diversity groups question Jeff Sessions’s record -- and some point to comments on race by Betsy DeVos. Senator is questioned on his views on undocumented students and shares laugh with colleague about objections from law professors. Read more...
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Two advocacy organizations launched a hashtag campaign Monday called #DearBetsy to urge President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary to support Title IX protections for victims of sexual assault. Read more...
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Hundreds of career-training programs risk losing access to federal student aid funds without improved standing under rule designed to hold institutions accountable for graduates' ability to pay off debt. Read more...
By Kasia Kovacs. Can faculty members be politically engaged advocates? New book -- Civic Labors: Scholarly Activism and Working-Class Studies -- argues that they can. Read more...
By Colleen Flaherty. Pitt’s arts and sciences faculty is divided over a proposal to eliminate a high school study exemption from foreign language requirement. Some say high school seat time is poor measure of proficiency, while others fear forcing too many students into language courses. Read more...
By Colleen Flaherty. Life will soon be a little easier for oral historians and a number of other kinds of scholars who have had to gain approval from institutional review boards. Read more...
By Colleen Flaherty. Study suggests top humanities journals favor research by professors working at or who earned Ph.D.s at elite institutions. Read more...
By Colleen Flaherty. The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers have published an FAQ-style guide addressing common concerns among professors in the wake of the 2016 election. Read more...
By Colleen Flaherty. Lawmakers in two states this week introduced legislation that would eliminate tenure for public college and university professors. Read more...
By Colleen Flaherty. Beverly Wendland, James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, has no plans to close the historic Humanities Center, she assured faculty members and students Wednesday. Read more...
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