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For Those Most at Risk, COVID-19 Is Not Over
With the lethal threat of COVID-19 on the decline, many colleges are relaxing policies to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Disability advocates fear that high-risk individuals will suffer.
Humanities Graduate Education Is Shrinking
A new report from the Humanities Indicators Project finds that master’s degrees in humanities fields peaked in 2012 and Ph.D.s three years later. There are no signs of a bounce back.
Athletic Scholarships in Exchange for Military Service?
The U.S. military is discussing a proposal to fund scholarships for college athletes in return for their military service, Sportico...
Austin Peay VP Resigns After Sexual Harassment Complaint
A top official is out at Austin Peay State University following a sexual harassment complaint. Eric M. Norman, vice president...
Reopening After a Pandemic Lockdown: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Florida International University Week: Nasar U. Ahmed, associate professor of epidemiology, explores what...
A Good Bookstore Is Hard to Find
Scott McLemee reviews Jeff Deutsch’s In Praise of Good Bookstores.
Middlebury Student Charged With Hate Crime, Lying to Police
A Middlebury College student faces multiple charges after he reported to police that he had been “jumped” by a group...
Withholding Transcripts to Collect Student Debt: Key Podcast
The U.S. government is casting a skeptical eye on college policies that withhold academic transcripts and otherwise punish students because...