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U.S. Focused on Consumer Protection, Accountability in Rules Overhaul

The Education Department wants to ensure that accreditors and states are doing their part to hold colleges accountable.

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Veterans’ Studies Gains Traction as Emerging Field

As more colleges focus on recruiting military veterans, proponents of this nascent academic discipline want to promote academic inquiry about veterans.

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Academic Success Tip: Promoting Affordable Course Materials

Gettysburg College librarians are spearheading efforts to lower out-of-pocket course materials costs for learners by organizing faculty workshops and student surveys.

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Student Wellness Tip: Create Mental Health Day Reflections

Excused absences for mental health days are growing more common for K-12 learners, but most institutions of higher education don’t allow the same flexibility. One professor shares how he offers—and holds students accountable for—mental health breaks.

Workforce Development Top Priority for State Higher Ed Officers

A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association lists economic and workforce development as a top priority...
Derek Penslar leans on a podium, looking up at a projected slide about the Balfour Declaration.

Tackling the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Classroom

Professors who teach about the Middle East report increased interest in their spring courses—though not necessarily from the biggest activists on campus.

Stopping the Cancer Crosstalk: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Kideok Jin, associate professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences at the Albany College of...
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GW Settles COVID Lawsuit for $5.4 Million

George Washington University has reached a $5.4 million settlement with former students who allege the institution broke its contract with...