6 major academic publishers face antitrust lawsuit
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
The defendants, including Elsevier and Wiley, have done "tremendous damage to science and the public interest,” the complaint alleged.
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Staff are working dangerously long hours, and their employers should be concerned
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Alastair Smith argues that widespread expectations that people work long hours in higher education may be in conflict with UK working time regulations
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Leaders at the private liberal arts college said the move is part of a broader goal to decrease student stress and improve campus well-being.
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Over the last 20 years, the number of adults aged 60 or older with student loan debt has grown sixfold, and the amount of debt they carry has multiplied nearly 20 times, according to a new fact sheet from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the New America Foundation.
Temple University strikes tentative deal with faculty union
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The five-year contract would give full-time union employees $10,000 across-the-board raises, the Temple Association of University Professionals said.
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Canada reacts to further caps amid policy confusion
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Nine months since Canada announced a cap on international study permits, immigration minister Marc Miller has shocked the sector once more, revealing further restrictions squeezing international students and temporary residents in Canada. The changes, announced in a press conference on September 18, are driven by the IRCC’s overall goal of reducing temporary residents from 6.5% of Canada’s total population to 5%.
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A large-scale federal study shows how the challenges of COVID-19—including job loss and difficulty paying for food and housing—affected various groups of students. Emerging federal data offers a nuanced portrait of the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic created for the generation of students who entered higher education at the onset of the public health crisis.
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