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Rethinking Everything … Literally
Working with a group of students who are linear thinkers by nature has forced Lee Burdette Williams to block that metaphor.
Recommended Resting
Wake Forest University encourages students to de-stress by taking quick naps in its library. It's one of many ways colleges are trying to reduce the anxiety felt by their students.
Big Ten and the Next Big Thing
Michigan, Purdue and the Wisconsin System give competency-based education a try, but carefully and with targeted new programs.
On Edge Over Ebola
One college suspends new admissions for all of Africa while other institutions have disinvited speakers or quarantined students and faculty.
Fitness Without Athletics
Two years after Spelman announced it was leaving the NCAA, the historically black women's college is attempting a "wellness revolution."
Lives Cut Short
At least eight freshmen at U.S. universities have died so far this year. How can colleges help alter the behaviors of students they're only just starting to know?
Jell-O Shots: University-Approved?
Colleges and Kraft Foods say that new university-themed Jell-O molds are meant to be used to create tasty tailgate treats. But some worry they're an invitation to binge drink.
Defending Abortion Rights
California tells insurers that they can't alter the plans they provide to Catholic colleges that wanted to drop coverage.