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The National Labor Relations Board has rejected a bid by Tufts Medical School professors to unionize.

In an essay published in Harvard’s student-run newspaper The Crimson, Harvard President Drew Faust wrote the university must recognize its ties to the slave trade. But students and historians think Harvard and other institutions should do more than acknowledging its history.

Former Bridgewater State University president Dana Mohler-Faria is forfeiting his salary as a consultant to the university and will instead volunteer his time. The announcement comes days after Mohler-Faria came under fire for cashing out nearly $270,000 in unused sick and vacation days.

A committee at Harvard Law School has recommended the school change its official shield, which contains the family crest of 18th century slave-owner Isaac Royall.

Suffolk University president Margaret McKenna is speaking out publicly about her short tenure and growing distrust between her and the university’s board, which tried to oust her earlier this year.

Students at Harvard Law School are occupying Wasserstein Hall, demanding administrators hire more diverse faculty and make the law school more accessible and affordable for students of color.

The U.S. Education Department is creating a new office to protect federal student loan borrowers and to investigate scams in higher education. It sounds like something out of a Law & Order episode: the Student Aid Enforcement Unit. Among other things, the $13.6 million unit will probe schools that lie to prospective students about their graduation and job rates.

Suffolk University’s board of trustees is expected to vote on Friday on whether to oust current president Margaret McKenna. McKenna is the fifth person to serve as president of the university in five years. Who are the people who came before her and why are they no longer at the university? 

Strike up the band, two of the country's most prestigious performing arts colleges - Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory - have agreed to merge. So far, it's one of the more high-profile mergers in higher education.

In an online video released Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama raps about the importance of going to college, encouraging students to pursue higher education in order to become an astronaut or civil engineer.