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Leadership & Policy

Study: Pay for Public College Presidents Up 5.3 Percent

Presidents of U.S. public colleges and universities saw their earnings climb by 5.3 percent last year, with several of them topping $1 million, according to an annual survey. The Chronicle of Higher Education’s study of more than 150 college presidents found that their average annual pay increased in fiscal year 2016 to $501,000. Among the […]

June 28, 2017

Asian American Pacific Islander

Scholar Documents Economic War on Chinese Restaurants

University of California, Davis law professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin and research assistant John Ormonde have uncovered evidence of economic bias over the years against Chinese restaurants through a search of digital archives.

June 22, 2017

Students

Researchers Find Increased Pot Use by College Students

CORVALLIS, Ore. — A study by Oregon State University researchers has found college students at an undisclosed large public university in the state are using more marijuana since recreational pot became legal two years ago. The Register-Guard reports the researchers’ study was published Wednesday in a journal called Addiction. The study found increased use is […]

June 15, 2017

Students

University of Delaware Opens Concussion Clinic

NEWARK, Del. — A new clinic at the University of Delaware employs new research to tackle traumatic head injuries. The News Journal of Wilmington reports the university partnered with Christiana Care to create the STAR Health Concussion Clinic, which opened June 6. Center director Carolyn Haines says the clinic’s Newark location is designed to help […]

June 13, 2017

Students

Urban High School Students Present Original Science Research

Last Thursday afternoon, approximately 100 New York City high school students presented original scientific research at the American Museum of Natural History.

June 12, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Arkansas School Gets $11M for Infectious Disease Research

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency is awarding the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences an $11 million federal grant for research on infectious diseases. The grant is from an arm of the National Institutes of Health, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. It’s the second grant for a program […]

June 12, 2017

Students

MIT Gets $140M Donation from Anonymous Alumnus

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is getting a $140 million donation from a former student. Officials at the elite school said Wednesday that the donation comes from an alumnus who wants to remain anonymous. The gift is an unrestricted donation, meaning it can be used in any way to support MIT’s research […]

June 7, 2017

Students

McBride Taking Equity, Access Advocacy to Next Level

When it comes to LGBTQ and queer studies, Dr. Dwight A. McBride has been a pioneering theorist, churning out groundbreaking scholarship that examines the intersection of race and sexuality.

June 7, 2017

Students

Higher Ed Must Take Initiative to Reduce Carbon Footprint

After Thursday’s announcement that the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Accord on climate change, it’s unclear who is suffering the most from gassy, hot air — the world, or Donald Trump.

June 4, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Remembering Samuel DuBois Cook

Higher education stalwart Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook, a political scientist and human rights activist, died Monday in Atlanta at age 88.

June 1, 2017

Students

Survey: Second-guessing Often Accompanies Degrees

More than half of adults in the U.S. would change at least one aspect of their higher education experience, according to a new survey. Common regrets were choice of institution and major or field of study.

June 1, 2017

STEM

Universities: Trump Climate Decision Creates Uncertainty

BOULDER, Colo. — A consortium of U.S. universities that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research says President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the nation out of an international agreement on climate creates new uncertainties. In a statement Thursday, Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, stopped short of explicitly criticizing the […]

June 1, 2017