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A Clear Divide for the Supreme Court
In taking the affirmative action cases involving Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill, the Supreme Court will decide whether colleges can consider race in admissions. The advice on what to do is already pouring in.
Colleges Lead on COVID-19 Testing as Omicron Surges
Throughout the pandemic, colleges have served as COVID-19 testing sites for their local communities. Some institutions are developing new testing methods of their own.
Presidents Behaving Badly
Mark Rosenberg’s resignation from Florida International is the second high-profile presidential departure this month. Boards appear to be taking evidence of inappropriate behavior more seriously, experts say.
Virginia AG Fires 2 University Counsels
Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares has fired the top lawyers at George Mason University and the University of Virginia, The...
Opinion
Affirmative Action and Afflicting the Comfortable
Michael A. Olivas, a longtime expert on higher education law, shares his thoughts on the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to take two key cases challenging affirmative action in admissions.
Academic Minute: Rethinking Secession
Today on the Academic Minute: Timothy Waters, professor of law at Indiana University at Bloomington, examines secession and whether it...
W.V. Campuses Will Install Naloxone Kits to Prevent Overdoses
To prevent overdoses, campuses in West Virginia will install 50 boxes containing the opioid-reversal drug naloxone, along with instructions, the...
Michigan State Holds Classes Online, but Basketball…
Michigan State University is holding all classes online until Jan. 31 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But Fox News...