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Study: High-Stakes Tests Disadvantage Women
A new study in the journal PLOS ONE finds that female students may be disadvantaged by high-stakes tests. The study...
Academic Minute: Pink Ribbons and Breast Cancer Awareness
Today on the Academic Minute, Karen Kedrowski, professor of political science at Winthrop University, looks into how pink ribbons came...
OCR: 355 Open Sexual Violence Investigations
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is conducting 355 investigations of issues related to campus sexual violence at...
Report: Buyouts Offered at Office of Federal Aid
The Department of Education is looking to cut the size of its work force by offering buyouts to staff at...
Grad Union Vote at Washington University St. Louis Inconclusive
Graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis voted against forming a union...
King University Cuts Full-Time Faculty Positions
King University in Tennessee plans to cut more than a dozen jobs, including nine full-time faculty positions at the Bristol...
Professor Quits Over Alleged Censorship of Seminars
Mark Trahant, an endowed professor of journalism at the University of North Dakota, said he’s quitting because the institution won’t...
Grad Student Suing U of Southern California Over Harassment Case
A graduate student at the University of Southern California is suing the institution for failing to sufficiently address her allegations...