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Getting High School Dropouts to College
A new report from MDRC, a nonprofit social policy research organization, describes promising efforts to help the 39 million adult...
Cengage Teams With Knewton for Adaptive Learning Technology
Cengage Learning, the second-largest higher education publisher in the U.S., on Tuesday announced it has formed a partnership with Knewton...
Academic Minute: Nostalgia and Optimism
In today’s Academic Minute, Wing Yee (VerBon) Cheung of the University of Southampton explains why how we think about the...
UC Santa Barbara Will Get New Meningitis Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved the distribution of a new vaccine -- approved in Europe but...
Judge Blocks Part of NYU Expansion Plan
A state judge on Tuesday issued a ruling that will block about half of a controversial expansion plan by New...
CNN Finds Athletes Who 'Read Like 5th Graders'
A CNN investigation has found many football and basketball players at big time athletics universities may not be literate above...
Boston U. Investigates 'Phishing' Thefts of Paychecks
Boston University is investigating how someone managed the steal paychecks of 10 employees. The thefts were apparently the result of...
American Studies Group Urged to Revisit Mission
The American Studies Program at Middlebury College has issued a different kind of letter in response to the American Studies...