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Parkinson’s Drug Improves, Then Diminishes, Quality of Life
Treating Parkinson’s disease is never an easy prospect. In today’s Academic Minute, Amal Alachkar of the University of California, Irvine...
Study: Parent PLUS Loans Increase Racial Debt Burdens
Black parents are disproportionately burdened by Parent PLUS borrowing, a new study finds, leading to deeper racial inequities in student loan borrowing and higher education at large.
Stanford Student’s Family Creates Suicide Prevention Program
The parents of Katie Meyer, a goalkeeper on the Stanford University women’s soccer team who died by suicide in March...
Opinion
We Need to Teach Students How to Implement
Faculty members commonly train students how to develop ideas but not how to make those ideas tangible, write Spencer Carlson, Liz Gerber and Matt Easterday.
Building ‘Community’ Online
With Facebook on the decline, some institutions are turning to a third-party app to foster connection among new first-year students. Faculty, administrators and current students are also welcome.
New Presidents or Provosts: College of the Ozarks, Connecticut State CC, Gonzaga U, Spelman College, Stony Brook U, U of Portland, Wagner College
Angelo Araimo, interim president of Wagner College, in New York, has been named to the job on a permanent basis...
Collin College Protests Loyola Chicago Professor’s Speech
Collin College has faced multiple complaints over academic freedom, leading to lawsuits from aggrieved former faculty members who argue they...
Alumni Group Opposes Va. Community College Name Changes
A group led by alumni of Thomas Nelson Community College, the Turn the Tide Committee, is circulating a petition calling...