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Academic Minute: Measuring Musicality
In today’s Academic Minute, Daniel Müllensiefen, senior lecturer in psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, uses some interesting metrics to...
Top Senate Republican Seeks To Block College Ratings
Senator Lamar Alexander said Thursday that he plans to attach an amendment to the labor, health, and education appropriations bill...
Winthrop President and Her Husband Return His Pay
Jamie Comstock Williamson, president of Winthrop University, and her husband are repaying $27,000 that the husband, Larry Williamson, was paid...
Charles Wright Named Poet Laureate
James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress, on Thursday announced that Charles Wright will be the next U.S. poet laureate...
Swarthmore President Quits to Lead U. of Denver
In a somewhat unusual presidential shift, Rebecca Chopp will leave the presidency of Swarthmore College to become chancellor of the...
U.Va. Ends Academic Sponsorship of Semester at Sea
The University of Virginia is ending its academic sponsorship of Semester at Sea, effective May 2016. A statement on the...
Elsevier and Knewton Announce Partnership
Elsevier on Thursday became the latest company to tap Knewton to provide adaptive learning technology. In a press release, the...
William Peace U. Offers Buyouts to Tenured Faculty
William Peace University is offering some (maybe a large share) of its tenured faculty members buyout offers of $30,000 contingent...