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American U Distributed Masks That Didn’t Meet Standards
American University distributed fake KN95 and N95 masks that did not meet the standards the university required of masks, WUSA...
Fostering Resilience Among College Students
Leaving people to suffer alone has negative effects. In today’s Academic Minute, Wofford College’s John Lefebvre explores how bringing students...
Academic Freedom Above All?
Philosopher’s comments about pedophilia get him suspended from SUNY Fredonia. Some academics object, but others suggest there are limits to free expression and that Stephen Kershnar crossed them.
For Students’ Extra Needs
Colleges start financial aid programs to cover extra costs students face, from a winter coat to computers.
House Approves College Transparency Act
It calls for all colleges to release information on student enrollment, persistence, transfer and completion measures for all programs and degree levels.
The Week in Admissions News
Emory replaces grants with loans; how colleges are using MacKenzie Scott’s gifts; student deaths at WPI; completion rates.
Jewishness, Whiteness and Privilege
Complaint alleges Jewish students in Brooklyn College’s mental health counseling program were painted by professors and fellow students as “white and privileged” and complicit in the oppression of people of color.
Close to Home
Forty-four percent of nontraditional students attended a college closer to home than would have been the case otherwise because of the pandemic, survey finds.