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Learning From Central Park’s History: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Dawn Biehler, associate professor of geography and environmental sciences at the University of Maryland Baltimore...

Middle East Tensions Reroute Semester at Sea Ship

Because of tensions in the Middle East, Semester at Sea, a study abroad program held on a cruise ship that...
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Pulling Back the Veil on Disciplines

Colorado College reimagined its first-year experience courses to teach students about the basics of a liberal arts education, the differences between disciplines, and writing for creating and communicating. 

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Opinion

Designing Scholarships With Intention

Choices in scholarship design and administration can determine whether scholarships open doors for students or (unintentionally) close them, Krista Chronister and tia north write.

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Is ‘Gen P’ Ready for College?

This fall’s applicant cohort will be the first to have entered high school during the pandemic. Assessing their college readiness will be a challenge for admissions offices.

Woodburn Hall at West Virginia University.
Opinion

A Liberal Education in Name Only

A liberal arts education means something, and colleges that slash programs should stop using the term in their promises to students, Christopher A. Snyder writes.

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Proposed Pennsylvania Consortium off to Rocky Start

A study for a proposed consortium in the Keystone State has hit a snag: two of five participating institutions have bowed out over concerns about potential job cuts.