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Big Deal for Open Access
University of California system secures a landmark open-access deal with publisher Elsevier. Some university librarians hail the agreement as a breakthrough, but others worry about possible long-term impacts.
Desperate for Spring Break, Settling for Less
Most colleges and universities replaced spring break with scattered "wellness days" students could take off. The intent was to discourage travel during the pandemic, but students who stayed put found the replacement options less than satisfying.
Opinion
Hope Still Matters
A year to the day after writing about hope, Mays Imad reflects upon how faculty can experience and impart hope to students even now -- when many are, in fact, feeling hope-depleted themselves.
Academic Minute: Conspiracy Theories
Today on the Academic Minute: Brian M. Lowe, professor of sociology at SUNY Oneonta, examines why conspiracy theories continue to...
Report: NCAA Bent March Madness COVID-19 Testing Rules
The National Collegiate Athletic Association allowed Iona College’s men’s basketball team to sidestep written coronavirus testing protocols for players, coaches...
Colleges, McKinsey and Strada Start Task Force on Higher Education and Opportunity
The leaders of three dozen colleges and universities plus global consulting giant McKinsey & Co. and Strada Education Network, a...
Divestment Group Files Complaint Against Harvard With Mass. AG
A group of Harvard University students, alumni and professors filed a complaint Monday with the attorney general of Massachusetts contending...
Problems Facing Rural Community Colleges
Rural community colleges are important to their communities and suffer from particular problems, says a new report from the Association...