A look at the budget cuts at West Virginia University and president Gordon Gee
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — E. Gordon Gee likes to tell a joke that goes like this: When he first became a university president, in 1981, at age 37, he was doing a bad job.
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THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers filed for official union recognition with the National Labor Relations Board on Friday.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students can say goodbye to those No. 2 pencils, portable sharpeners and big pink erasers; they no longer need to worry about having legible handwriting or fully shading the answer bubbles. The SAT is now completely digital.
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SCOTUS BLOG — Amid the debate over free speech on university campuses, the justices on Monday set aside a decision by a federal appeals court in a case involving whether so-called “bias-response team policies” – procedures created by universities to solicit, track, and investigate reports of bias – chill students’ speech.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Politics, priorities and a set of unforced errors unraveled the Education Department’s best-laid plans for a federal aid overhaul. Critics say they should have seen it coming.
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BNN — Amid the chaos of a looming government shutdown, the Biden administration’s attempt to extend federal financial aid to more students hit a wall, with Congress thwarting plans to increase Pell Grant funding.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A proposal from the Biden administration could reshape how states oversee online education.
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LEGAL SPEAK — In this week’s Legal Speak episode, Marlon Hill, of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, shares why he thinks Black History Month can be an opportunity to learn about how we can do better and make better policy.
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REUTERS — Some bar examinees in California said that they took the first day of the attorney licensing exam on Tuesday in cold temperatures, and they fear they won’t pass the two-day test as a result of the chilly conditions.
Read More about California Bar Exam test takers report cold temperatures in testing venueHarvard Law student Danielle Mikaelian discusses the importance of mentors in law schools
THE HARVARD LAW RECORD — Attending Harvard Law School has provided me with numerous mentorship opportunities.
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