Really good piece from james t. areddy about the billions of dollars in academic contracts U.S. universities get from China, despite deepening rivalry and heightened tensions. wsj.com/world/china/ch… via The Wall Street Journal

REPLY ALL – WE’VE HAD ENOUGH: On Thursday IAPE TNG/CWA 1096 members sent hundreds of emails to Dow Jones management to demand a fair contract. It’s been 296 days and counting since we began bargaining for a new contract–let’s see how Dow Jones has spent that time: 🧵

No fooling. Working without a union contract.

Today, hundreds of IAPE TNG/CWA 1096 members took a much-needed 15-minute coffee break to remind Dow Jones that we’re ready to turn up the heat if they continue to ignore our true value.

Time to show Dow Jones we will fight for a fair deal.

Research misconduct investigations need better oversight, argue feds. Universities disagree, saying proposal illustrates 'an unwarranted distrust of the research community.' My latest, with Nidhi Subbaraman wsj.com/us-news/educat… via The Wall Street Journal

My colleague Evan Gershkovich has spent ONE YEAR in a Russian prison-- and still has no trial date in sight.

If you could watch, share and help us raise awareness about his wrongful detention, we would be so grateful:

#freeevan #JournalismIsNotACrime

NEW frome me: Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama said Tuesday that it would cease operations this spring, adding to a growing list of vulnerable small colleges announcing closures wsj.com/us-news/educat… via The Wall Street Journal

🚨News: Ed. Dept. says students can't make updates + corrections to their #FAFSA until 'the first half of April.'

On March 4, the department said applicants would be able to make those changes 'later in March.'

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NEW, from ⁦⁦Oyin Adedoyin⁩ and me: There’s been yet another snafu in the new FAFSA system, affecting hundreds of thousands of students. wsj.com/us-news/educat…

Scoop: Ranga Dias, the physicist whose claims of a room-temperature superconductor drew headlines as well as criticism from his peers, engaged in research misconduct, a university probe found wsj.com/us-news/educat…

Harvard's legal fight with behavioral scientist Francesca Gino has captivated researchers and the public. A 1,200-page document filed in court by Harvard this week offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at a research misconduct investigation. Via Nidhi Subbaraman wsj.com/us-news/educat…

Forget pickleball. Cricket is the newest local sporting feud. George Mason University wants to build a stadium, and neighbors are having none of it. Fun read by Scott Calvert wsj.com/us-news/cricke… via The Wall Street Journal

“I was able to really consider, ‘What is it that I want to do?’ without paying so much attention to, ‘How am I going to pay off these loans?’”
More med schools look to minimize debt burden for students: wsj.com/us-news/educat… via The Wall Street Journal

We are devastated that more of our colleagues at WSJ have been laid off this week across our World team & 13 union members were cut from non-News departments last week—all despite Dow Jones posting record profits in FY2023. 🧵