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• Gender Pay Parity in Academia Can Come with Pitfalls
• Teens In San Diego Could Face Criminal Charges for Their Sexting Ring
• University of California Pledges $5 Million to Help Undocumented Students

Gender Pay Parity in Academia Can Come with Pitfalls Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:04 PM PDT If you doubt that gender pay disparity is an issue in academia, you have probably not spent a lot of time on the Internet. If you doubt that fixing gender pay disparity and related issues in academia can be harder and more fraught than it looks, you have probably not spent a lot of time in academic administration.  That, anyhow, is the gist of a Chronicle of Higher Education report regarding a minor brouhaha at Western Michigan University, where a provost has been censured for failing to follow through, at least in a timely manner, on a promise to increase more than 300 tenured female professors' salaries. At Western Michigan, administrators had said the salary adjustments would be reflected in the first paycheck of the academic year, but the money didn't show up and faculty members weren't forewarned.

Teens In San Diego Could Face Criminal Charges for Their Sexting Ring Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:54 PM PDT Sexting kills, kid. In a story line that not even Pretty Little Liars could script, teenagers in San Diego are in serious trouble for their involvement in a sexting ring. NBC San Diego reports that dozens of high school students are being investigated by the police for sharing explicit photos, and it could lead to criminal charges. The ring formed when about a dozen girls took graphic selfies and sent them to their boyfriends.

University of California Pledges $5 Million to Help Undocumented Students Posted: 30 Oct 2013 08:12 PM PDT The University of California became the latest higher education institution to pledge financial support for students in the U.S. illegally on Wednesday. University president (and former Homeland Security Secretary) Janet Napolitano announced the $5 million in funds on Wednesday: "UC welcomes all students who qualify academically, whether they are documented or undocumented," she said.  The Associated Press notes that the University gave few details on the conditions or specific designations for the money. Napolitano said the funds could go to "resources like trained advisers, student service centers and financial aid." The university estimates that there are about 900 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children, or "dreamers," in the university system. The nickname comes from the U.S. Dream Act, an immigration reform bill that has more or less stalled in Congress.

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