Students at the U. of Kentucky want college leaders to heed their basic needs, the president of Hollins takes down blackface photos, and more.
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By Vimal Patel

The University of Kentucky is the latest campus where students want the administration to pay more attention to their basic needs.

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Students
By Vimal Patel

The request has drawn ridicule, especially from conservative news outlets. It’s part of activists’ broader push, though, to make the college rethink how it meets the needs of low-income students.

Administration
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By Alexander C. Kafka

The chief of Hollins University wanted to "contextualize" online yearbook pictures, so had them temporarily removed. A tweetstorm erupted.

Research
By Lindsay Ellis

Librarians and researchers are paying attention to the products that the company has acquired, several of which they use to store data and share their work.

Special Reports
By Lindsay Ellis

Small rebellions, universitywide subscription renegotiations, and a European open-access mandate for certain research are putting unusual pressure on industry giants.

Faculty
By Audrey Williams June

An annual survey of faculty members gives a snapshot of the pay and demographic composition of the professoriate.

Foreign Research
By Lindsay Ellis

The university also said it would not accept new agreements or renew existing ones with the Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE.

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