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Under Fire and Underfunded
A comptroller’s report outlines a lack of planning and poor decisions by Tennessee State University and calls for new leadership. The institution’s supporters blame decades of state underfunding for the problems.
Perceptions of Government Responses to COVID-19: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Anna Amirkhanyan, professor of public administration and policy at American University, explores how different populations...
Should Doctoral Supervisors Be Trained?
The League of European Research Universities thinks so, but it also acknowledges that some academics may be beyond help.
Survey of Underserved Groups in High School
A new survey of low-income and first-generation high school students and those who are people of color reveals that concerns...
Reclaiming Subjectivity: A Report to an Academy
Philip Weinstein considers what STEM can’t teach us—and literature can.
Holding Executives Responsible
In Education Department’s latest move to ramp up oversight of for-profit colleges, it outlines its authority to hold individuals who control risky institutions financially responsible. The guidance also applies to private nonprofit colleges.
Columbia U Goes Test Optional Permanently
Columbia University has become the first Ivy League institution to go test optional in admissions permanently for Columbia College and...
Mass. Governor Seeks Free Community College for 25 and Up
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey, a Democrat, has proposed to make community college free for all Massachusetts residents 25 and older...