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  • Temple Gets Outspoken Education Prof With National Profile
    Philly.com

    Temple Gets Outspoken Education Prof With National Profile

    When Temple University said it wanted to hire her, Sara Goldrick-Rab asked: "Are you sure you know who I am? Use Google. Read Twitter. Come back and talk to me." Temple officials had already done that. They knew that the 39-year-old educational policy studies and sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison had gained a national reputation as a social media firebrand. She had called Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker a "fascist" on Twitter for wanting to weaken tenure protections.

    Mar 9, 2016

    New U.S. Rule Extends Stay for Some Foreign Graduates
    The New York Times

    New U.S. Rule Extends Stay for Some Foreign Graduates

    Shruthi Aramandla’s education and her job are geared to New York City’s skyline. She did not want to go back to her native India and start all over again. Ms. Aramandla, 24, who has a master’s degree from the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University, has been waiting anxiously for the federal government to publish its new rule on a foreign-worker training program so she would know whether she could stay longer — and perhaps one day permanently — in the United States.

    Mar 9, 2016

    There are Now 9 Confirmed Cases of Mumps at Harvard University
    Boston.com

    There are Now 9 Confirmed Cases of Mumps at Harvard University

    The number of confirmed cases of mumps at Harvard University has risen to nine, according to a statement released by the school on Wednesday. Including the outbreak at Harvard, which began earlier this month, there have been 12 confirmed cases of mumps across the state since January 1, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Public Health. UMass Boston confirmed two cases on Tuesday and another case was confirmed at Bentley University in Waltham in February.

    Mar 9, 2016

    When Trump Comes to Campus
    Inside Higher Ed

    When Trump Comes to Campus

    Is Donald Trump scheduled to appear on your campus? Watch out. The list of incidents at rallies for the leading Republican presidential candidate has been growing over the past few months, and college campuses haven’t been immune. Audience members have physically attacked protesters at Trump’s events on a number of occasions (“Maybe he should have been roughed up,” Trump said about a black protester who had been knocked down and kicked).

    Mar 9, 2016

    Building ‘Bridge Leaders’ for Minority Professors and Students
    Chronicle of Higher Education

    Building ‘Bridge Leaders’ for Minority Professors and Students

    Clarence G. Williams grew up in the segregated South and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at historically black institutions, where African-American faculty members mentored him and inspired him to pursue a career in academe. But when Mr. Williams arrived at the University of Connecticut, in 1969, to pursue a doctoral degree in higher-education administration and counseling psychology, black faculty members and students were few. He felt isolated at Connecticut, but one of the people he says played a pivotal role in helping him succeed as a Ph.D.

    Mar 8, 2016