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Iowa Becomes Test Optional in Public University Admissions
The Iowa Board of Regents voted this week to become test optional in admissions at the state’s three public universities...
UVA Provost to Become 9th President of UPenn
M. Elizabeth Magill, executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia, has been nominated to serve as the...
Navient Reaches $1.85B Settlement With States
Thirty-nine state attorneys general announced a settlement with Navient over the servicing of student loans. “For too long, Navient contributed...
Mills College and Alumnae Association End Legal Fight
Mills College and the Alumnae Association of Mills College have dropped their respective lawsuits against each other, the college announced...
Academic Minute: Goal Setting and Resolutions
Today on the Academic Minute: Joanne M. Dickson, associate professor of psychology at Edith Cowan University, explores how to set...
Offloading Steinways Amid Music Program Cuts
As part of Pennsylvania’s plan to consolidate operations for public universities, Lock Haven is eliminating its music major and donating 11 of 22 Steinway pianos to other colleges and nonprofits.
First Came the Stunt, Then the Suspension
Part performance, part protest, a professor’s video got him suspended from Ferris State University. He didn’t want to teach in person in the first place due to COVID-19, and he says he’s retiring. His union says the suspension is an attack on academic freedom.
How to Criticize China
Academics in Hong Kong find ways, more subtle than in the past, to make their points. But many fear the new national security law.