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Kabul University Lecturer Accused of Recruiting for ISIS
A lecturer at Afghanistan's Kabul University was arrested on the suspicion that he was recruiting students to join the Islamic...
Academic Minute: Street Trees
Today on the Academic Minute, Sonja Dümpelmann, associate professor of landscape architecture at Harvard University, explains how trees can be...
Trump Overstated Academic Record, Report Says
When President Trump applied to transfer from Fordham University to the more prestigious Wharton School of Finance at the University...
Faculty Awarded Tenure… at Boston U, U of Hawaii West Oahu
Boston University Aaron Beeler, chemistry James C. Bird, mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering Peter Blake, psychological and brain...
Boosting Degree Completion With Blockchain
Arizona State is building a blockchain-powered platform to share student records between community colleges and universities. Will other institutions embrace it?
Opinion
How the Critical Interview Became a Major Academic Genre
Under the radar as a form of scholarly writing, it has become ubiquitous, explaining the gnarly terrain of theory and arcane realms of scholarship, writes Jeffrey J. Williams.
A Racist ‘Biology Lesson’
Calls for expulsion for a Texas A&M student who used racial slurs in a video gone viral on campus -- only the latest incident to be caught on social media.
Brewing Battle Over Pell Grants
Lawmakers consider expanding Pell Grants to short-term job training, with backing from community colleges and business groups, while critics question the payoff for short-term programs.