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Nostalgia for Communism
In today’s Academic Minute, Bowdoin College's Kristen Ghodsee explains why after only two decades, many former Eastern Bloc countries are...
Academic Minute: Nostalgia for Communism
In today’s Academic Minute, Kristen Ghodsee of Bowdoin College explains why after only two decades, many former Eastern Bloc countries...
Dutch Researcher Found to Have Faked Data in 30 Articles
Investigations by Tilburg and Groningen Universities, in the Netherlands, have found that Diederik Stapel faked research data that was used...
Elizabeth Warren Campaign Wins Support From Academics
Republicans have for weeks been attacking Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat...
New Programs: Higher Education, American Studies, Education
University of Houston is starting an online master's program in higher education. University of Rochester is starting an undergraduate major...
Branching Out
Northeastern opens a new graduate campus in Charlotte, N.C., and plans further expansion to other cities in tactic to reach previously untapped students.
The State and OER
Advocates argue that public money for open educational resources is a sound investment.
A Challenge to Enrollment Managers
Admissions group invites a critic to address its members, who get an earful about policies that disadvantage low-income students. But campus leaders earn more blame.