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The Future of Fintech
Technology can be used to tackle climate change. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week, Aparna Gupta...
Will University of the People Endure for the People?
This free, nonprofit, online university breaks rules, harnesses bots and seeks to serve the world. But its effort to seek new accreditation raises thorny higher ed innovation questions.
Wellesley Students Demand Trans Inclusivity
Most women’s colleges don’t allow transgender men to enroll. But students at Wellesley are pushing for that to change—and for administrators to recognize those who already attend.
Art Appeal
A plan by Valparaiso University to sell valuable artworks, including one by Georgia O’Keeffe, is being opposed by some students and faculty members.
Tenure Awarded… at Kalamazoo, Lawrence, St. Bonaventure
Kalamazoo College Aurélie Chatton, French and Francophone studies Chris Ludwa, music Kathryn Sederberg, German studies Lawrence University Israel Del Toro...
Opinion
Why an Active Classroom Doesn’t Always Work
Rather than positively providing them a self-directed space, it might instead be just one more thing an overworked student has to cope with, writes Sarabeth Grant.
Education Department Will Tap Secret Shoppers
Advocates see the use of secret shoppers—or undercover agents—to go after colleges that may be lying as long overdue and a signal the Education Department is taking responsibility for its role as financial regulator.