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Algorithms Detecting Strokes: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Florida International University Week, Chen Min, Endowed SunTrust Bank Professorship Holder and associate...

Former Michigan Professor Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault

A former University of Michigan music professor who was fired in 2020 after being accused of multiple instances of sexual...
Students walk through Virginia Commonwealth University's campus

At 11th Hour, University Drops Racial Literacy Requirement

A mandated curriculum long sought by Virginia Commonwealth students and faculty members was set to take effect this fall. The university delayed it late last month, and advocates don’t buy its reasoning for doing so.

Multnomah University students sit in rows in the campus chapel with books in their laps.

Multnomah Welcomes ‘Not Yet Believers’

The university ended a requirement that all students sign faith statements. Other Christian campuses are also taking measures to broaden their reach.

A political cartoon depicts a speaker at a climate summit outlining benefits of action. The bulleted list reads: “energy independence,” “preserve rainforests,” “sustainability,” “green jobs,” “livable cities,” “renewables,” “clean water, air” “healthy children,” “etc., etc.” A skeptic in the audience asks “What if it’s a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?”
Opinion

What If the Campus Speech Crisis Is a Hoax…

…and we create a better university for nothing? Leon Sachs argues there’s no harm—and much benefit—in taking concerns about the campus speech climate seriously.

An aerial view of the University of New England Biddeford campus

Student Success Champion: Colin David Pears at the University of New England

As the university’s newest associate provost for student success and chief retention officer, Pears aims to facilitate collaboration and ensure cohesion in the support of students.

Opinion

Training Should Happen at Work

Truth is, education is not set up to prepare employees for the specifics of the workplace. That’s a good thing.

The Week in Admissions News

The new Common App launches; University of Virginia threads the needle on legacy preferences in admissions; Virginia Tech vows to end not just legacy preferences but also early decision; Wake Forest offers first-gen students an early-action option.