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Parents Awarded $6.1 Million in LSU Hazing Case
A jury in Baton Rouge awarded $6.1 million to the parents of a Louisiana State University student who died following...
New Programs: Public Administration, Government, Psychology, Computer Science
American International College is starting a bachelor’s of public administration. Regent University is starting a Ph.D. program in government. Spartanburg...
U of Rhode Island Removes Partial Malcolm X Quote
The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from the outside of its library building. Black students have been protesting the quote since it was first displayed in 1992, saying that using the partial quote did not convey what Malcolm X said.
Opinion
Beyond Ideological Debates
Programs responding to lack of intellectual diversity are needed, but we must also improve the processes through which these and other new programs are approved, Margaret Spellings writes.
Duke Challenges Ph.D. Students' Right to Unionize
Duke University will legally challenge its graduate student workers’ latest effort to unionize. “In 2016 the National Labor Relations Board...
The NCAA Women’s Academic Bracket, 2023 Edition
Who would win the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament if academics determined the outcome? Our distinctive methodology picks the winner(s).
Students May Need Lessons on the Benefits of Active Learning
On the Teaching for Student Success podcast, a physics professor at Harvard discusses his study on how much students get from active learning environments, as well as surprising findings about how they prefer to be taught.
Student Athletes Get Mental Health Strength Training
Athletic teams at University of California, Irvine, learn to talk about mental health and spot each other’s well-being—in the gym, on the field and elsewhere.