FIU Faculty Senate Votes No Confidence in Chair Over Reforms
The Faculty Senate at Florida International University narrowly voted no confidence in chairwoman Deanne Butchey on Tuesday due to what members argue is a failure to push back on sweeping higher...
View ArticleSyracuse Grad Workers Unionize
Syracuse University graduate student workers have successfully unionized.Syracuse Graduate Employees United, affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, said in a news release that the...
View ArticleAmerican U Students Petition for Narcan After Overdose
Hundreds of American University students and alumni have signed a petition demanding that Narcan, a brand of naloxone, by made available at all dormitories on campus, WUSA9 News reported.The petition...
View ArticleAn AI Approach to Healthier Eating: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Kimia Ghobadi, a John C. Malone Assistant Professor in the department of civil and systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering,...
View ArticleAmerican U Students Petition for Narcan After Overdose
Hundreds of American University students and alumni have signed a petition demanding that Narcan, a brand of naloxone, be made available at all dormitories on campus, WUSA9 News reported.The petition...
View ArticleAnti-CRT Measures Exploded Last Year, Report Finds
Lawmakers across the country tried to enact 563 measures to restrict the teaching of “critical race theory” from 2021 to 2022, according to a new report from the University of California, Los Angeles,...
View ArticleEastern Illinois U Faculty, Advisers Begin Strike
Faculty members and academic support professionals began striking Thursday at another public Illinois university, after fellow faculty walked out at Chicago State University Monday.The newly striking...
View ArticleBirmingham-Southern Board Votes to Remain Open
Following months of closure talks related to ongoing financial issues, the Board of Trustees at Birmingham-Southern College voted unanimously Wednesday to remain open, AL.com reported.The private...
View ArticleSan Francisco State Investigates Professor for Showing Image of Muhammad
San Francisco State University is investigating a professor, Maziar Behrooz, for showing an image of the prophet Muhammad in a course last fall on the history of Islam, according to the Foundation for...
View ArticleBob Jones Board President Quits Amid Conflict With President
Last week, Bob Jones University president Steve Pettit announced his resignation. He will leave office at the end of the academic year in May. His resignation came only a few months after the board...
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