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Texas Universities Offer to Freeze Tuition for $1 Billion
The leaders of the six largest university systems in Texas have agreed to freeze tuition for undergraduates for the next...
How Surveillance Is Changing the Long-Haul Trucking Industry
The trucking industry is modernizing rapidly, but is it for the better? In today’s Academic Minute, Cornell University’s Karen Levy...
Income-Driven Repayment Changes to Create ‘Student Loan Safety Net’
The Education Department is also seeking input on how to create a list of programs that provide low financial value.
DeSantis Aims to Turn Public College Into ‘Hillsdale of the South’
Six new trustees were appointed at New College of Florida, including a cadre of controversial conservatives. The board aims to reshape the college in the image of a private Christian institution.
Amid Backlash, Stanford Pulls ‘Harmful Language’ List
The university’s effort to remove racist, violent and biased language from its website morphed into a PR disaster. Other colleges’ initiatives have fared better—perhaps because they are less transparent in their practices.
Yale Grad Workers Unionize at Last
Yale teaching and research assistants form a union after decades of organizing and amid a wave of union activity.
Study: Better Outcomes for Students in Corequisite Courses
A recent study found that community college students earn degrees quicker and increase their earnings if they get extra help...
Opinion
We Should Bring Back the F
Faculty members today too rarely recognize a significant impediment to student success: students’ own refusal—not inability—to simply do the work, writes Louis Haas.