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The New Ph.D.s
Annual Survey of Earned Doctorates shows drop in number of Ph.D.s awarded in 2020. It’s still too early to tell how COVID-19 impacted Ph.D. attainment, however.
Academic Minute: Infowhelm
Today on the Academic Minute: Heather Houser, associate professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, explores how...
Opinion
Avenge Charcot!
Scott McLemee reviews Subconsciousness: Automatic Behavior and the Brain by Yves Agid.
NCAA Division I Athletes Maintain High Graduation Rate
Ninety percent of Division I athletes from the National Collegiate Athletic Association graduated within six years of starting college, according...
Report Weighs Accountability Measures for For-Profits
Several higher education policy experts with differing views on the value of for-profit institutions came together to develop a set...
Avoiding the Loan Forgiveness Debate
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Under Secretary James Kvaal focus instead on actions the department is taking to ease borrowers’ loan burden.
Boise State Responds to Professor’s Misogynistic Comments
Boise State University tweeted its support for women on campus Wednesday after a controversy prompted by a professor’s misogynistic remarks...
U of Tennessee Flip-Flops (Again) on Vaccine Mandate
The University of Tennessee system has reversed direction (again) on mask and vaccine mandates. The university said that masks and...