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Emory Public Health School Receives $100M Gift
The O. Wayne Rollins Foundation will give $100 million to Emory University’s school of public health—the largest gift the school...
Academic Minute: Varieties of Atheism in Science
Today on the Academic Minute: Elaine Howard Ecklund, professor of sociology at Rice University, explores how being a scientist doesn’t...
Textbooks, Affordability and Equity of Access | Available On-Demand
Studies repeatedly find that the most common barriers to student success, particularly for those students attending community college, include the...
U of Iowa Sees Increase in COVID-19 Cases
The University of Iowa is seeing a steady increase in COVID-19 cases among students and employees, The Iowa City Press-Citizen...
Why Are Unions Suddenly Such a Hot Topic? Does It Matter?
Union membership has dropped in the U.S., but the pandemic is giving unions new life. In today’s Academic Minute, San...
State Higher Ed Funding Tops $100B in Fiscal 2022
Without accounting for inflation, state funding levels increased by 6.5 percent year over year in fiscal 2022. This jump is due in part to ongoing federal support, recovering state revenues and reversals of state funding cuts from earlier in the pandemic.
Using Colleges’ Outcomes to Gauge Risk for Students
A framework developed to identify the riskiest colleges for veterans could be a model for state regulators and accreditors to spot colleges that could close or harm students.
Opinion
Biological Essentialism Hurts All Athletes
Isaac Sederbaum responds to a recent Inside Higher Ed opinion piece on women and college sports, citing four major issues with it, including flawed research and bigotry.