Francie Diep
Senior Reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education
Senior reporter @chronicle, covering money and prestige in higher ed. Appreciator of prose in all forms.
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2 weeks ago |
chronicle.com | Francie Diep
Harvard University has spent the last year slowly dismantling a religious-studies program that critics said was biased against Israel, five current and former employees told The Chronicle. Last week, the final hammer fell: The five remaining staff members employed by the Religion and Public Life program were called, one by one, into meetings with a representative from Harvard’s human-resources department and the program’s interim director, David F. Holland.
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3 weeks ago |
chronicle.com | Francie Diep
If it feels like there are a lot of billionaires mucking around in higher education, that might be because there are. In 1989, private-equity and hedge-fund managers held 3 percent of board seats at the top 30 private universities as ranked by Times Higher Education Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.
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4 weeks ago |
chronicle.com | Francie Diep
After what the student paper called a “year of division,” Emory University is making some big changes to its leadership. The Board of Trustees announced on Tuesday that the president, Gregory L. Fenves, will become chancellor on September 1, a role that Emory has not had since 2012. Meanwhile, Leah Ward Sears, a former chief justice for the Supreme Court of Georgia and a longtime Emory trustee, will become interim president.
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1 month ago |
chroni.cl | Francie Diep
What’s NewRepublicans in Congress — and the White House — are hoping to pay for big tax cuts in part by imposing levies on wealthy colleges and slashing funding for a wide swath of higher education. Lawmakers took a key step toward doing so on Thursday morning, passing a major budget bill through the House of Representatives. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.
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1 month ago |
chronicle.com | Francie Diep
What’s NewRepublicans in Congress — and the White House — are hoping to pay for big tax cuts in part by imposing levies on wealthy colleges and slashing funding for a wide swath of higher education. Lawmakers took a key step toward doing so on Thursday morning, passing a major budget bill through the House of Representatives.
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