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Legislation Guarantees Mental Health Withdrawal in Maryland
University leave-of-absence policies have been under scrutiny for how they handle mental health emergencies. Maryland lawmakers hope a new bill will help.
Report: Grade Inflation Highlighted in Developmental Course Placement
A new study from ACT finds students who completed high school during the COVID-19 pandemic were placed in developmental courses more often, despite holding similar GPAs to their peers who entered college before 2019.
Positive Partnership: Streamlining and Speeding Up Transfer Completion
A partnership between George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College promotes timely degree completion among two-year college students through a seamless transfer process with guaranteed admission.
A Viable Model for Open-Access Publishing
MIT Press’s digital approach has broadened readership of monographs, but questions remain on whether its “idealistic” open-access model can change the publishing industry.
Qatar Foundation Pushes Back on House Republicans’ Accusations
Art College Cites FAFSA Issues as One Reason for Closure
What Chernobyl’s Worms Tell Us About DNA Damage: Academic Minute
The Case Against Any Divestment, Ever
Campus leaders should resist all demands for divestment, Bruce A. Kimball and Sarah M. Iler write.