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Iran Forces Dissenters Out of Academe
Many prominent professors have lost their positions in recent weeks.
New Study: Lack of Sleep Hurts Students’ Grades
Every additional hour of average nightly sleep early in the semester is associated with an 0.07-point increase in end-of-term grade...
How a Child Can Become a Shooter
What influences kids to want to use a gun? In today’s Academic Minute, Ohio State University’s Brad Bushman delves into...
Dual Enrollment Comes at a Cost
A new analysis shows dual-enrollment programs can be costly for community colleges—unless they’re carefully designed.
He Complained About Takeout. Harvard Took Him Out
A faculty review board said it began investigating a now-former Harvard professor for, among other things, his publicly condemned reaction to being overcharged for Chinese food. That’s per his new lawsuit—over not earning tenure.
Vermont State University’s ‘All-Digital’ Library Fiasco
A merged institution born out of financial strain seeks to balance cost with quality, while also reaching more rural residents. But its botched announcement led to an outcry, an apology and a no-confidence vote.
A ‘Culture of Bad Behavior’ at New Mexico State University
A police report outlining alleged sexual hazing by teammates of an unidentified basketball player on the men’s team at New...
Oversight Coming for Online Program Providers
Colleges and universities that contract with an online program management company need to submit details about those arrangements by May 1.