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Penalties as Deterrents for Rule Breakers (and When to Use Them)
Doling out punishment may be a concern of when, not how much. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Toronto’s...
Studying Medicine in a Post-Roe America
Medical students in states where abortion is criminalized are already facing restrictions to their education, with major implications for the future of reproductive health care.
Simplifying Student Loans
Education Department proposes changes to loan programs to make it easier for public service employees and those who attended fraudulent colleges to get their student loans forgiven.
Saint Leo’s Sudden, Quiet Change at the Top
President of four years departs with no notice at Roman Catholic university that has endured failed merger and seen enrollment drop by more than a third since 2015.
Opinion
Contingency v. Orthodoxy
Academic freedom is threatened both by the growing use of contingent faculty contracts and the inclusion of diversity, equity and inclusion standards for tenure, Steven McGuire writes.
New Presidents or Provosts: Central CC–Hastings, Leech Lake Tribal College, Maria College, Northampton County CC, Oklahoma State U, Ripon College, St. Mary’s U (Alberta), Trinity U (Texas), U of North Carolina–Wilmington
Vanessa Beasley, vice provost for academic affairs, dean of residential faculty and associate professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University...
How Testing Companies Deal With Accommodations
A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that in 2019–20, the most common accommodation granted by testing companies...
Imposing Penalties to Deter Rule Breakers: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Laura Doering, assistant professor of strategic management at the University of Toronto, explores why doling...