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Colleges Named to Host Presidential Debates
Many colleges compete every four years to play host to one of the presidential debates. On Monday, the Commission on...
Rigor or Snobbery?
Philosophy professor's research raises the question of why top doctoral programs seem to favor students from a small subset of undergraduate programs.
Outrage Over Duck Removal at Lynn U.
Amid reports that ducks that Lynn University had removed from its campus were subsequently killed, the university is pledging to...
The Shrinking Middle Class at U. of California
Over the last decade, the proportion of University of California students who are from the middle class has declined, while...
Why We Like Horror
In today’s Academic Minute, Lock Haven University's Dan Shaw explores the range of theories explaining why many of us enjoy...
Socratic Backfire?
A professor gave up tenure to move to Utah Valley U., only to lose a chance at a permanent job when students objected to his teaching methods.
Sex, Booze Survive at Catholic U.
Students covered by policy keeping frosh men living separately from frosh women see no shortage of the activities the rules were designed to scale back.
Quality Assurance, Rearranged
In draft report, U.S. accreditation panel stops short of recommending ending link between agencies' judgments and access to federal student aid, but suggests how such a system could work.