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Ethical College Admissions: Should Colleges Admit Students Who Haven’t Applied?
Some have started to do so, especially for low-income students. Jim Jump considers the issues.
Doxed Physics Postdoc Reaches $55K Settlement
The Guardian reported that a Christopher Backhouse, a former research fellow in physics and astronomy at University College London, must...
U of Washington Librarians Hold 1-Day Strike
University of Washington librarians held a one-day strike Thursday, The Seattle Times reported. The librarians, represented by the Service Employees...
Predicting Snowfall
How snow will respond to climate change is a pressing issue for some regions. In today's Academic Minute, SUNY Oneonta's...
A Surge in Young Undergrads, Fully Online
Tens of thousands of 18- to 24-year-olds are now enrolling at Western Governors, Southern New Hampshire and other national online institutions. Does this represent a change in student behavior?
Michigan State President Resigns Amid Battle With Board
The Michigan State Board of Trustees has been trying to push the university president out since September. After initially holding on, Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. is now stepping down.
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Maintaining Inclusion in Engineering in a Post-Dobbs World
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling and state laws will adversely impact marginalized groups in engineering and STEM, so we must rethink recruitment and retention, write Marjolein C. H. van der Meulen, Jennifer S. Wayne, Naomi C. Chesler and Lori A. Setton.
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Entangled and Enchanted
Scott McLemee reviews Kay Harel’s Darwin’s Love of Life: A Singular Case of Biophilia.