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What Are the Liberal Arts?
New study shows most high school seniors have little idea.
A Women’s College Goes Coed, and ‘Chaos Ensues’
Notre Dame of Maryland University abruptly announced it would begin admitting male undergraduates next fall to combat enrollment declines. Backlash from students and alumnae was swift.
Opinion
Go Ahead, Assign ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’—in College
Harper Lee’s novel belongs on college-level syllabi for the very reasons it’s rightfully losing favor in secondary school curricula, Andrew Newman writes.
U of Michigan Finalizes $490M Settlement in Claims of Abuse
The University of Michigan has finalized a $490 million settlement with victims of the late Robert Anderson, a physician who...
Why Some Professors Don’t Post PDFs by Marginalized Scholars
Altmetrics track how scholarly works are discussed, shared, read and reused online. Such real-time feedback may especially matter for underrepresented and early-career researchers, though the metrics have limitations.
The Year of the Female Gubernatorial Candidate: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Alana Jeydel, professor of political science at Fresno City College, explains why more glass ceilings...
Yeshiva U Suspends All Student Groups to Avoid Recognizing Gay Group
Yeshiva University on Friday suspended all student groups, The New York Times reported. The move was in response to the...
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: A Shortcut
Jim Jump writes that the debate over calculus reminds him of the questions that are raised about rankings.