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What Chernobyl’s Worms Tell Us About DNA Damage: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Sophia Tintori, postdoctoral associate in the biology department at New York University, heads to Chernobyl...
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Opinion
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The Case Against Any Divestment, Ever

Campus leaders should resist all demands for divestment, Bruce A. Kimball and Sarah M. Iler write.

Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm by Susan Crawford book cover
Opinion
Blogs Learning Innovation

Higher Ed and ‘Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm’

Climate change and the eight most interesting colleges and universities in the U.S.

The book cover for “Lifting the Veil on Enrollment Management: How a Powerful Industry is Limiting Social Mobility in American Higher Education,” edited by Stephen J. Burd.
Opinion
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Is Enrollment Management Really Ruining Higher Ed?

Robert Massa and Bill Conley argue that a new book overstates the negative influence of the enrollment management industry.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

The FAFSA Fiasco’s Forgotten Students

The botched rollout of the federal aid form has affected current students as much as incoming first-years. Some feel abandoned amidst the scramble to help applicants.
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Students Diversity

‘Raising Up’ Student Parents

Filmmaker Jaye Fenderson discusses her new docuseries, which offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of student parents and the supports they need to thrive in college.

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Institutions Minority-Serving Institutions

California Bill Would Create ‘Black-Serving Institution’ Designation

Some lawmakers and higher ed leaders in California want a state-level designation highlighting colleges and universities serving Black students well.

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Student Success Academic Life

Report: Grade Inflation Highlighted in Developmental Course Placement

A new study from ACT finds students who completed high school during the COVID-19 pandemic were placed in developmental courses more often, despite holding similar GPAs to their peers who entered college before 2019.