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Colleges With Federal Contracts Consider Biden Vaccine Order
Penn State may be among the first institutions to announce it will require COVID-19 vaccination for employees due to Biden administration order requiring vaccination for federal contractors.
Colby College Bans Discrimination Based on Caste
Colby College in Maine announced Tuesday that it has updated its nondiscrimination policy to include caste, a system of inherited...
USC to Apologize to Japanese American Students
The University of Southern California will apologize for its treatment of Japanese American students whose educations were disrupted during World...
Pennsylvania State System Requests $73M Budget Increase
The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) voted Thursday to request $550 million from the...
Opinion
No Such Luck
Scott McLemee reviews Barbara Blatchley’s What Are the Chances? which explores how beliefs about winning streaks can be manifestations of a shaky grasp of the principles of probability.
Academic Minute: Stay Warm to Stay Healthy
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Binghamton University Week: Ken McLeod, professor of systems science, explores how temperature can...
Harvard, Brown Endowments Soar
Harvard University’s endowment grew to a whopping $53.2 billion during fiscal year 2021, Harvard Magazine reported. The new total reflects...
Persecution of Mexican Researchers Reaches ‘Another Level’
Government is attempting to bring charges against 31 scholars.