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A Collision of Innovation and Interests
Adrian College has used the course-sharing platform Rize Education to launch new majors and increase enrollment. But Adrian’s president also co-founded Rize, and some observers think that creates a conflict of interest.
Politics and Parental COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Filip Viskupič, assistant professor of political science at South Dakota State University, discusses how politics...
Professor Who Showed Painting of Muhammad Sues Hamline
Erika López Prater, the adjunct in art history who showed an image of Muhammad in class and then was not...
Xavier University, Ochsner Health Plan New Medical School
Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black university, and Ochsner Health, a health-care system in the state, announced plans to...
Harvard Medical School Withdraws From ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
Dean writes that his decision is based “on the principled belief that rankings cannot meaningfully reflect the high aspirations for educational excellence.”
New Programs: Online Engagement, Public Health Informatics, Neuroscience, Business
Kansas State University is starting an online certificate in digital engagement. University of California, Irvine, is starting two new certificates...
Bay State College at Risk of Losing Accreditation
The private, for-profit Bay State College in Boston will lose its accreditation unless an appeal is granted, the interim president...
Opinion
Let’s Not Bring Back the F
Instead, we should do a better job of assigning authentic tasks that genuinely reflect the kind of work students will have to do after graduation, writes Benjamin Rifkin.