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Infrastructure Spending
Poor infrastructure affects everyone. In today's Academic Minute, Colorado State University's Steven Pressman examines whether the gridlock in Congress will...
Trump Vows Executive Order on Campus Free Speech
President says he will deny federal research dollars to institutions that do not protect free speech. Higher ed groups question need for a measure. Could Solomon Amendment be a model for Trump?
The Week in Admissions News
Anxieties about college choices; Trump and the College Board; Common App and CollegeNET settle; minority students and STEM; end of the road for Argosy.
Nearly 4 Years in Jail for Admissions Cyberstalking
Rejected applicant to Georgetown law harassed the alumnus who interviewed him.
The 'Bamboo Ceiling' and the Future of Affirmative Action
New research says critics of elite colleges' policies may want to pay more attention to what happens after graduation.
Lecture Halls for Learning, Not Watching Netflix
A Purdue University pilot program that blocked access to Netflix and other streaming sites in lecture halls is being rolled out across all academic spaces on campus.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Yearbook Photos
The ethical issues raised by the Wake Forest controversy are complicated, writes Jim Jump.
Opinion
The Lessons of March 4
The 50th anniversary of a protest by scientists against the Vietnam War makes this an opportune time to reflect on that activism and the position of science then and now, writes Alan Chodos.