Experts in Middle East studies sound alarms about a federal intervention, a state university pauses doctoral-student recruitment; and more.
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Decades ago, Nancy Hopkins led successful efforts to advance equity for women on the elite campus. Now she reflects on what has, and hasn’t, changed. (PREMIUM)
A letter from the department suggested that the Duke-UNC center lacks political balance and, as a result, might lose $235,000 in annual federal funds. (PREMIUM)
The National Labor Relations Board is revisiting graduate students’ right to unionize. But rather than looking at an individual case, the board is proposing a rule that would exclude teaching and research assistants from being covered by the National Labor Relations Act. (PREMIUM)
At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, first-year students can slowly immerse themselves in project-based learning, to prepare them for more complex courses later on.
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