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Report: How COVID Affected Less Selective Private Colleges
According to a new report from the TIAA Institute, the coronavirus pandemic did not disproportionately harm the outcomes of underrepresented...
New Bill Would Help Restore Education Benefits to Veterans
President Biden signed into law a bill that restores education benefits to veterans who attended for-profit colleges that closed or...
Gainful Employment Change Could Harm For-Profits
New study shows that twice the number of for-profit colleges could fail under potential changes to gainful employment by the Biden administration than would have under the old rules.
A Provost Quits to Protest Budget Cuts
Daniel Silber has resigned as provost of Piedmont University to protest coming budget cuts, Now Habersham reported. The resignation is...
Respect for Human Rights Declined During the Pandemic
The pandemic hasn’t just affected our health; it’s affected our rights, too. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Missouri...
The Board of Trustees vs. Everyone
Seattle Pacific University’s board voted to maintain a policy that bars hiring LGBTQ+ individuals. The decision has sparked protests from students and faculty who are pushing to change the policy.
To Correct, or to Let Stand?
When high-profile figures lie about their academic records, the institutions they attended must perform a delicate balancing act between protecting their privacy and telling the truth.
Declining Respect for Human Rights: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Stephen Bagwell, assistant professor of political science at the University of Missouri at St. Louis...