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Academic Minute: Benefits of Brain Training
In today’s Academic Minute, Elliot Berkman of the University of Oregon reveals the limits of brain training. Learn more about...
Criticism of St. Joseph's Plan to Deal With Deficit
Some students and faculty members at St. Joseph's University, in Pennsylvania, are concerned about plans to deal with a deficit...
Judge Backs CUNY on Transfer Program
A state judge has backed the City University of New York on a challenge by its faculty union to the...
Sallie Mae Splits In Two, Names New Loan Servicing Unit 'Navient'
Sallie Mae’s loan servicing operations will soon be housed in a separate business entity called Navient, the company announced Tuesday...
Number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Grows
A total of 370 colleges and universities met the federal definition of "Hispanic-serving institution" in 2012-13, up from 356 the...
Bob Jones U. Revives Study of Responses to Sex Abuse
Bob Jones University has faced considerable criticism for its announcement this month that it had ended a contract with an...
Santa Clara Upholds Decision to End Abortion Coverage
Santa Clara University has announced that it is standing by a decision announced last year to end employee health coverage...
A Controversial, Lucrative Endowed Chair
The University of Cambridge's Regent House (the governing board, made up largely of academics) has approved a controversial endowed chair...