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Spelling Bee Champion Offered Full Scholarships to College
Zaila Avant-garde, the 14-year-old winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, is juggling multiple offers for full scholarships to college...
Two Dozen Organizations Launch #DoublePell Campaign
A coalition of 24 higher education associations, organizations and advocacy groups launched a national campaign today in support of doubling...
Academic Minute: Weak Strongmen
Today on the Academic Minute: Timothy Frye, professor of post-Soviet foreign policy at Columbia University, examines what pitfalls a despot...
Calbright College Gets Reprieve After Calls for Closure
The California Senate Education Committee canceled a hearing on the bill that would have dismantled Calbright, the first all-online community...
Women at VMI Face Derision and Misogyny
The Washington Post reported that women at the Virginia Military Institute face "derision, misogyny, sexual assault." Women "describe an atmosphere...
Opinion
When Should You Submit Your Scholarly Book Proposal?
After fielding hundreds (maybe thousands) of questions about the publishing process, Laura Portwood-Stacer offers answers to the one that comes up the most by a landslide.
Fired Professor Sues Linfield
Linfield University in April terminated Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, Ronni Lacroute Chair in Shakespeare Studies, citing his breaches of “duty” to the...
Baylor Will Consider LGBTQ Student Group
Baylor University officials are struggling to walk a thin line between supporting LGBTQ students and upholding the Texas Baptist university’s...