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University of Kentucky Set to Remove Controversial Mural
The University of Kentucky announced on Nov. 22 that a controversial mural is to be removed and relocated after years...
Report on Those in Default on Student Loans
New America Foundation has released a report, “ In Default and Left Behind,” based on focus group interviews with 50...
Mysterious Space Diamonds From an Ancient Dwarf Planet
Space has a lot to teach us. In today’s Academic Minute, a Student Spotlight, RMIT University’s Alan Salek discusses the...
The Gradual, Disjointed Dispersion of Academic Twitter
Whether Twitter is destined for a fast, slow or no downfall at all remains to be seen. But some in academe aren’t waiting: they are heading for Mastodon or other platforms.
A Chill at BYU
Faculty members are being let go from Brigham Young University, and an opaque new office of the LDS church is apparently calling the shots. A common thread is LGBTQ issues.
Opinion
The Global Significance of Fossil Fuel Divestment
We’re in a climate emergency, and it’s time for universities to take action, Sheldon Pollock and Jacqueline Goodman write.
Space Diamonds From an Ancient Dwarf Planet: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, a Student Spotlight: Alan Salek, a Ph.D. candidate and researcher in material physics at RMIT...
Purdue Will Again Require SAT/ACT
Purdue University will once again require all applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores. The requirement, dropped during the pandemic...