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Dad Brain? How Fatherhood Changes the Brain
We’ve heard of dad bod, but how about dad brain? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Southern California’s Darby...
A Photo Prompts Complaints and Controversy
A shared picture of a student reading Hitler’s Mein Kampf upset some Stanford University students. The response of the institution has now come under scrutiny.
Direct Admissions Continues to Grow
Programs grow, and thus far, colleges and companies declare that they are succeeding. Yield rates remain uncertain.
More Universities Drop ‘U.S. News’ Medical School Rankings
Plus the law school rankings gain a new critic: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
How Newark Sees College Aid
Parents are unaware of the help the state of New Jersey will provide.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: What to Investigate?
Jim Jump considers the Virginia attorney general’s fight with the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
In Black Professor’s Firing, AAUP Finds ‘Racist Tropes’
Indiana University Northwest fired a Black professor after alleging he said something about killing white people. An AAUP report found “racist tropes of incompetent, angry and physically violent Black men in the language used to justify his dismissal.”
Cal State May Punish Universities That Miss Enrollment Targets
The California State University system has a plan to punish universities that are not meeting enrollment targets, Cal Matters reported...