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California Bill Would Extend Food Benefits to More Students

The California Legislature passed a measure Thursday that would extend federal food assistance benefits to more college students in the...
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Who Didn’t Submit Test Scores?

The Common App has previously reported that 43 percent of applicants reported a test score in an application, down in one year from 77 percent. Now it is explaining which students were most and least likely to submit scores.

Discovering Anti-Viral Drugs to Treat COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is offering a great teaching opportunity for faculty. In today's Academic Minute, McDaniel College's Dana Ferraris discusses...

The Future of the Academic Conference

Pitched the Delta curveball, some scholarly associations turn to online meetings again while others still plan to meet face-to-face in the coming weeks. The groups are rethinking what annual meetings will look like after the pandemic, with implications for equity and accessibility.

'U.S. News' Makes Modest Tweak in Methodology

It rejects arguments that it should drop SAT and ACT scores from rankings, but makes minor change in how they are considered. The colleges it ranks are largely unchanged at the top.

Academic Minute: Discovering Anti-Viral Treatments for COVID

Today on the Academic Minute: Dana Ferraris, associate professor of chemistry at McDaniel College, explains how the COVID-19 pandemic is...

Harvard Moves to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Harvard Management Company, which controls the largest university endowment in the country, will let its fossil fuel investments expire, Harvard...

Groups Make Final Push for Kvaal Confirmation

Over a dozen higher education associations and organizations sent a letter to members of Congress Friday, once again urging senators...