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A headshot of Rabbi Mark Schiftan next to an image of Belmont University's campus.

A Rabbi Walks Into a Christian University

Belmont University’s new hire signals ramped-up support for Jewish students. Other Christian universities are also increasingly embracing students of other faiths.

Photo illustration of piles of money.

College Endowment Returns Ticked Up in Fiscal Year 2023

Thanks to strong public equity markets, endowment returns bounced back after falling last year. But they’re still a long way from the sky-high returns of FY 2021.

The Attraction of Our Darker Sides: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Rebecca Krause-Galoni, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Iowa, says fiction can play...
An African American man sits in a coffee shop with a woman and uses his laptop during their discussion.

All in a Day’s Work: Being Transparent With Struggles

A staff member at St. Francis College shares how vulnerability helps him build trust with first-generation scholars and encourages help-seeking behavior among students.

Fraternity Suspends University of Michigan Chapter

The national office of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has suspended the University of Michigan’s chapter following an alleged hazing...
A photo illustration including a photo of Richard Brunson and campuses where he worked.

Professor Resigned After Sexual Harassment Inquiry—and Got More Work

An orchestra conductor left the Universities of Wisconsin in 2022 after an investigation into accusations that he forcibly kissed a student. Goshen College fired him Monday, saying it didn’t know.

Oklahoma Governor Calls for Consolidation of State Higher Ed

Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt caught some lawmakers off guard on Monday when he called for the consolidation of public colleges...
Jason Brummond holds copies of the Solon Economist and the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun.

How Iowa Student Journalists Saved 2 Small-Town Papers

In what may be the first such acquisition of its kind, the independent student paper at Iowa’s flagship university has purchased two local weekly newspapers.