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Law Mandates Accommodations for Religious Holidays
A new law in Washington State requires universities to make accommodations for students celebrating religious holidays, including by rescheduling exams...
Academic Minute: Police Violence and Public Mental Health
Today on the Academic Minute, Jordan DeVylder, associate professor at the graduate school of social service at Fordham University, discusses...
House Subcommittee Approves Funding Bill With Billions in New Student Aid
Federal student aid programs would receive a $492 million funding increase in a bill approved Tuesday by the House Appropriations...
2 Killed, 4 Injured in Shooting at UNC Charlotte
Two people were killed and four injured in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte late Tuesday...
Report Examines Office of Federal Student Aid
The Office of Federal Student Aid, which distributes $120 billion in student aid each year, is one of three performance-based...
Record Number of Women Join Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday announced the election of 100 new members and 25 foreign associates. Of those...
Federal Judge Overturns Graham Spanier's Conviction
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the child-endangerment conviction of Graham Spanier, former president of Pennsylvania State University, less...
McGraw-Hill and Cengage Plan Merger
McGraw-Hill Education and Cengage plan to announce a merger today, The Wall Street Journal reported. The combined company would be...