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‘Born to Win, Schooled to Lose’
Data point to the intersection of race and class in who gets ahead educationally -- regardless of academic talent. Spoiler alert: it helps to be wealthy and white.
Report on U.S. Research Warns of Loss of International Standing
The U.S. remains the world leader in funding of scientific research but risks losing that spot to international competitors, warns...
House Spending Package Boosts Funding for NEH, NEA
The National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts would each receive a $12.5 million funding...
A Different Sort of Speech Suppression
Student journalists at Transylvania University are up in arms after administrators took away their pay.
Academic Minute: Sharing Economy
Today on the Academic Minute, Antje Graul, assistant professor of marketing at Utah State University, delves into sharing and emotional...
Anger Over Image of Anne Frank in Bikini
The humor magazine at Harvard University, The Harvard Lampoon, is apologizing for an image that angered many. The image showed...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome is often dismissed as something just in your head. In today's Academic Minute, DePaul University's Leonard Jason...
New Paths to Full Professor
WPI wants associate professors to understand what's possible, and offer options that go beyond traditional research.