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COVID-Positive Staff Named in Email
An administrator at Volunteer State Community College accidentally sent an email that named employees who tested positive for COVID-19 to...
Opinion
The Education Department’s Race to the Bottom
Its Orwellian reading of a university's statement on combating systemic racism is part of a broad effort to flip the national dialogue on race, history and education, argue David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler.
2 Stanford Professors Share Nobel in Economics
The 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics will be shared by two Stanford University professors "for improvements to auction theory...
COVID Roundup: Presidential Survey Edition
Survey of presidents zeroes in on financial pressures. Working paper analyzes political factors in reopening decisions. Florida football coach calls for full-capacity stadium crowd. More colleges temporarily shift classes online or take other steps to reduce spread.
Appalachian State Grapples With Aftermath of Student Death
Confusion and concern mount in the wake of a student's death as COVID-19 infections spread.
Princeton to Establish New Residential College
Princeton University will establish a new residential college named for Mellody Hobson, president and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, on the...
Latina Suicide Rates
We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week and next with one segment from each year. In this...
Sidelined by Fear and Bureaucracy
Missouri Valley College students with mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression want to attend classes fully online to cope with the pandemic. College officials say the students aren't eligible for such accommodations. Experts say the students are legally entitled to them.