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Bloomberg
Virus Will Cost NIH $10 Billion in Lost Research, Director Warns
The coronavirus pandemic will cost the NIH about $10 billion in taxpayer-funded research, the agency’s director told a Senate panel Thursday.That estimate comprises nearly a quarter of the National Institutes of Health’s more than $41 billion budget, more than 80% of which goes to research grants at universities and other research institutions. NIH Director Francis…
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Inside Higher Ed
Colleges Want No Repeat of the Last Recession’s Cuts
During the last recession more than a decade ago, states slashed about $33 billion in funding for the nation’s colleges and universities from 2008 to 2012. The cuts were so bad that even though states have been gradually spending more on higher education since then, a recent study found colleges have gotten back only about…
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Chemical & Engineering News
Coronavirus dims chemistry job market prospects
Luis Martínez remembers 2008 like it was yesterday. He was searching for a job, and the economy was in a deep recession brought on by the financial crisis. Hiring freezes gripped employers of all types, and there were few chemistry jobs to be had. In fact, many companies were in the midst of mass layoffs.…
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Associated Press
New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday issued a new policy that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual misconduct, bolstering the rights of the accused and narrowing the scope of cases colleges are required to investigate.
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Wall Street Journal
New Campus Sexual-Harassment Rule Aims to Boost Rights for Accused
The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday issued the final version of its rule for how schools must investigate and respond to allegations of sexual harassment and assault, bolstering protections for those accused of misconduct while providing some additional support for those making complaints.
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Diverse Education
New Department of Education Sexual Assault Investigation Rules Spark Controversy
The Department of Education on Wednesday issued much-awaited final regulations on how campuses must investigate sexual assault allegations, a development that generated criticism for its timing and content.
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Detroit Free Press
Colleges must now hold cross-examinations in sex assault cases, Betsy DeVos says
Colleges across America now must hold live testimony hearings with cross-examination in campus sexual assault cases, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Wednesday in putting new rules in place.
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Politico
DeVos unveils rule that boosts rights for students accused of sexual misconduct
Schools and colleges face a major overhaul in how they handle sexual misconduct allegations after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday rebuffed calls to delay the sweeping regulation until the conclusion of the national coronavirus emergency.
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Inside Higher Ed
No Emergency Aid for DACA Students
College students who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children aren’t eligible for emergency aid Congress set aside in its stimulus package to help students who have experienced disruptions due to the closure of campuses during the coronavirus epidemic, the Education Department said Tuesday.
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Inside Higher Ed
College Groups: Hold Off on Debt Cancellation
Associations representing the nation’s colleges and universities told congressional leaders on Monday they should put off considering canceling student debt until later. Instead, the American Council on Education, and other associations representing four-year institutions as well as community colleges, in a letter said Congress should focus right now on providing short-term help for borrowers as…
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