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Improving on Our Approaches to Workplace Mental Health: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Matthew A. Cronin, professor of management at George Mason University, examines how to improve on...
President Biden walks on a stage in front of signs that read “Canceling Student Debt.”

Thousands Weigh In on Biden’s Debt Relief Plan

Public comments show sharp divides over a proposal to provide debt relief to nearly 28 million student loan borrowers.

Four blocks of text from essay prompts, highlighted sporadically in light orange, on a darker orange background.

Re-Evaluating the ‘Essay Carveout’

After the Supreme Court barred affirmative action, many selective colleges added essay prompts focused on identity and diversity. Will they hold up under legal scrutiny?

Protesters Target Officials with Body Bags, Cockroaches

While pro-Palestinian campus protests have been largely peaceful, recent incidents have raised concerns as demonstrators have appeared at official’s homes...

Senate Democrats Seek More Money for Pell Grants

Democrats are calling on Senate appropriators to boost funding for the Pell Grant program for fiscal year 2025. In a...
A photo illustration with a photo of Larry Chavis on the left, UNC Chapel Hill’s campus on the right and, overlaid atop both, part of the April 22 letter to Chavis revealing his classes were being recorded.

‘Notice Is Not Required’: Letter Says UNC Chapel Hill Secretly Records Professors

A business school professor was startled to learn that the university had recorded his classes as part of a ‘review’ he didn’t know about. The university says it has no formal policy on filming classes. Professors are worried.

A group of protesters gather outside a building at MIT.

Interim Suspensions Leave MIT Student Protesters Stranded

The university, which is home to a large number of families, gave suspended students a week to find new lodgings. Administrators said they acted in the interest of the rights of everyone on campus.

A group of students dance on a stage with a screen that reads “HBCU Day” in the background.

A Growing Number of Community Colleges Are Building HBCU Pipelines

Washtenaw Community College and other institutions are working with historically Black colleges and universities to help their students transfer, particularly in states without HBCUs.