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Report: VCU Medical School Depended on Slavery
The medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University depended on and profited from slavery, according to a report commissioned by the...
Will Law Schools Respond to ‘U.S. News’ Changes?
Reactions were muted or critical to a series of ways the magazine said it would improve its rankings.
Rick Singer Gets 3.5 Years in Prison
Sentence for mastermind of admissions scandal is longer than any of the 50-plus that came before but is shorter than what the government asked.
Children’s Eyewitness Testimony
Can a child be a reliable eyewitness? In today’s Academic Minute, Clemson University’s Ben Cotterill examines this question. Cotterill is...
A Vetoed Harvard Appointment
Kennedy School cancels a planned fellowship for human rights leader Kenneth Roth. Was his designation of Israel as an apartheid state to blame?
‘This Is Not a Personal Statement’
A new young adult novel describes what happens when a student determined to get into her dream college does everything wrong.
Albion College Coach Used Racial Slur
Albion College head men’s basketball coach Jody May has served a multigame suspension after players charged that he used a...
U.S. Judge Upholds W.V. Law on Trans Participation in Sports
A federal judge last week upheld the constitutionality of a West Virginia law that bars transgender athletes at public colleges...