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Capital Campaign Watch: Louisiana State, Penn State Harrisburg
Louisiana State University raised $1.59 billion in a campaign that started three years ago with a goal of $1.5 billion...
U of North Dakota Will Return Native American Remains
The University of North Dakota has found Native American “human remains … believed to be partial skeletal remains from dozens...
English Professors Study More Than Books
English professors don’t always have their nose in a book. In today’s Academic Minute, Santa Clara University’s Amy Lueck explains...
Completion Boost for 2-Year Students Who Take (Some) Online Courses
Black, Hispanic and low-income community college students who take up to half their courses online increase their odds of completing degrees, a working paper finds. Fully online learners are less likely to earn a credential.
A Market Solution to Teacher Shortages Raises Alarms
For-profit “alternate route” teacher-preparation programs are gaining popularity. Some say they’re key to ending teacher shortages; others fear quality and retention will suffer.
Penn Convocation Interrupted by 'Penntrification' Protesters
Upset about the looming eviction of residents in a nearby affordable housing complex, protesters descended on Monday’s convocation at the...
Ohio Supreme Court Won’t Hear Oberlin Appeal
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a lower court’s ruling that Oberlin College must pay $36 million...
The Future of the NEH: Q&A With Chair Shelly Lowe
Lowe spoke with Inside Higher Ed about her goal for the National Endowment for the Humanities to reach more underrepresented communities in the U.S., her approach to leadership and her vision for the agency’s future.