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Academic Minute: Can We Become an Equal Opportunity Society?
Today on the Academic Minute: Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, asks whether we...
New Institution Will Strive for ‘Fearless Pursuit of Truth’
A new institution was announced Monday: the University of Austin. "We can't wait for universities to fix themselves. So we're...
House Members Urge Inclusion of For-Profits in Pell Increase
A group of 13 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to leaders in the House of Representatives last Friday...
New Programs: Cannabis Science, Engineering, Bilingual Journalism, Data Science, Occupational Therapy
Community College of Denver is launching a bachelor of applied science degree in cannabis science and operations. Front Range Community...
Ex-Professor Admits He Made Meth in College Lab
Bradley Rowland, a former professor of chemistry at Henderson State University, in Arkansas, pleaded guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia...
Saint Michael’s President Blames Outbreak on Halloween Parties
Saint Michael’s College in Vermont held Friday’s classes online due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Saint Michael’s, which has about...
Report: Student Housing Badly Managed by National Company
Students across the country living in apartments owned by the same property management company are reporting broken elevators, malfunctioning fire...
Opinion
How Colleges Can Counter ‘Cancel Culture’
Constraints on discussions of important social issues, however sensitive, subvert the goals of a liberal arts education, write David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler.