After Senator Ted Cruz slipped an amendment into the National Defense Authorization Act, federal funding cannot go to Confucius Institutes, which are funding by the Chinese government. On Campus Reform.
Legal fees and expenses due to UNC's use of race when admitting students have reached $16.8 million as the administration defends its admissions policy. On the News & Observer.
Donors are worried about how well universities live up to donor agreements and how they use the money, and are getting more persnickety about oversight. On Bloomberg.
The university wants to streamline its majors and focus resources on more popular ones; the changes only affect 5 percent of its student population. On Inside Higher Ed.
Tommy Hatton, an offensive lineman, carries the consequences of a serious injury on the field and how the university responded to it. On the News & Observer.
An NYU professor's book examines the creeping effects of ideology in limiting what a university should be. On Areo.
Students will adapt to turning in graded papers like they have before, subverting the push for "authenticity" in an attempt to gain an edge against their peers. On Forbes.
The arguments made to defend Nancy MacLean's book on James Buchanan show many historians subject to lines of persuasion that aren't credible in other fields. On Reason.
Professors in ethnic and gender studies earn about $12,000 more than the average professor and beat out professors in physical sciences and math, too. On Campus Reform.
Concerns over inaccuracies in a candidate's resume led him to investigate and communicate serious concerns with the Board of Governors. On the News & Observer.