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Occidental College Ends Legacy Admissions
Occidental College will no longer give admissions preference to children of alumni, citing the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action...
Man Arrested for Planning Mass Shootings at Brown, UConn
A man was arrested last week for second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace and second-degree failure to appear, and he...
Ruth Simmons Named 2023 Jefferson Lecturer
Ruth J. Simmons will deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Jefferson Lecture...
Student Persistence Rises to Pre-Pandemic Levels
More than three-quarters of students who entered college for the first time in fall 2021 continued their education (at their...
Reimagining Aging in Place: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Rachel Savage, assistant professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the...
Visa Denials Disproportionately Affect African Students
International students from African nations and the Global South are much more likely to have their visas rejected, according to...
Colgate Adds Vocational Ed to Benefits for Employees’ Children
Colgate University has added vocational and trade schools to its benefit for employees’ children. Colgate, like many colleges, has offered...
The Paris Commune’s Long Shadow: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Carolyn J. Eichner, professor of history and women’s and gender studies at the University of...