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Academic Minute: Parental Interactions and Child Development
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Miami's Daniel Messinger decodes the common features of interactions between an infant and...
MLA Decries Impact of Rising Student Debt
The Modern Language Association's Executive Council has issued a statement expressing concern about the impact of rising student debt, and...
Canadian Debate Over Academic Freedom
Canadian university leaders are defending their new statement on academic freedom, which has been criticized by faculty leaders for what...
Cabrini Cuts Tuition and Caps Rates Through 2014-15
Cabrini College has announced that it is cutting tuition by 12.5 percent, to $29,000, for 2012-13. Some colleges that have...
Treason, Free Speech, and Political Rhetoric
In today’s Academic Minute, Misericordia University's Brian Carso traces the fine line that separates treason and loyal opposition in the...
Invisible Spending on Financial Aid
Tax credits for tuition grew explosively from 2008 to 2009. But unlike Pell Grants, the tax expenditures appear to be off the table in discussions about cutting federal financial aid.
They Won't Back Down
Amid growing anger at campus police, thousands join day of protest with Occupy movement in Berkeley.
Better Than Yours
Survey by private college group shows areas where liberal arts colleges outperform private and public universities, to reinforce differences among institution types.