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Harvard Receives $300 Million Gift

Harvard University announced a $300 million gift on Tuesday. The funds, from business leader and philanthropist Kenneth C. Griffin, will...
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Narrowing Its Sights

Education Department again delays controversial guidance on outside contractors and says it won’t affect many organizations that critics feared it might.

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Opinion

5 Lessons Learned From Diverse Student Panels

We held panels with students who hold marginalized identities to ask how faculty and administrators can better support them, Matthew R. Johnson, Jennifer Evanuik and Xantha Karp write.

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Opinion

10 Ways to End Elitism in Math Classes

Our current approach often translates into racism, classism and sexism—and leaves many students feeling as if they don’t belong and can’t succeed, writes Felicia Darling.

A map shows the outline of a city, with small black pins with a frowny face denoting places to cry.

Wellness Tip: Build a Campus Cry Map

When students need an emotional outlet, a campus cry map can show preferred private spaces to let the tears flow—or create a touch point for staff to step in and help.

2 Shot Outside Community College in Louisville

One person was killed and another was shot outside a community college in Louisville, Ky., Monday, the Associated Press reported...

Student Charged With Plotting ‘Mass Casualty Event’

A St. Olaf’s College student was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree assault and terroristic threats after police...

Working Locally for Visionary Sustainability: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Meghann Jarchow, chair and associate professor in the department of sustainability and environment at the...