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Peace Petition Signatories Face Continued Prosecutions
Criminal prosecutions continue in Turkey against signatories of the Academics for Peace petition. Rights groups call the prosecutions a violation of their freedom of expression.
Rice University to Study Its Racial History
Rice University has joined the list of prominent colleges and universities seeking to understand and come to terms with its...
Academic Minute: What Is Meat?
Today on the Academic Minute, Garrett Broad, an assistant professor in the department of communication and media studies at Fordham...
Huge Budget Cut for the University of Alaska
Mike Dunleavy, Alaska's Republican governor, used a veto on Friday to strip $130 million from the University of Alaska system's...
Hollins President Becomes Latest With Early, Sudden Exit
Hollins University announced late Thursday that its president of two years, Pareena Lawrence, had resigned. The Roanoke Times reported that...
The Politics of the Headscarf
The headscarf worn by some Muslim women is becoming a tool of civic engagement. In today's Academic Minute, part of...
Democratic Divisions on Higher Ed
In first debates of Democratic presidential primary, candidates outline contrasting visions on college affordability, student debt.
A Double-Edged Sword
Elizabeth Warren has been criticized and praised for sounding like a professor -- which she is. How will her academic chops influence her presidential run?