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How Colleges Are Defining and Measuring Their Value: Key Podcast
Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their “value” to students, parents, legislators and others. The scrutiny can be uncomfortable...
Lung Cancer and Radon in Uranium Miners: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: David Richardson, professor of environmental and occupational health at the University of California, Irvine, explores...
Volleyball Team Got $130,000 Intended for Cancer
Brett Favre’s foundation gave $130,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation from 2018 to 2020, the same years...
How Hispanic Students Feel About Semester’s Start
Fewer than half of Hispanic students said they were excited about the start of the semester, according to a recent...
Colleges, Higher Ed Groups Join Biden Campaign Against Hunger
Colleges and higher education organizations have joined President Biden’s new campaign against hunger. The president announced these commitments: By 2030...
Minnesota Staff Shortage Prompts Meal Plan Refunds
The University of Minnesota will offer partial refunds for dining plans following student complaints about limited food options that administrators...
Cheerfulness, Then and Now: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Timothy Hampton, Aldo Scaglione and Marie M. Burns Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and French...
Barriers to Persistence for Community College Students
A series of focus groups with students at three community colleges in Texas revealed a number of barriers to persistence...