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OER Can Save Colleges Money, Too
A new study shows that open educational resources can help students save money, which encourages them to enroll in more...
Democratic Senators Oppose Religious Freedom Rule
The top Democrat on the Senate’s education committee and 15 other Democratic senators oppose U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s religious...
A Playbook for Woke Investing?
Efforts to invest university endowments in socially responsible companies have yielded promising early results, according to a new report sharing several institutional strategies.
Texas State Fires Tenured Professor for Sexual Misconduct
Texas State University’s Board of Regents has voted to fire a tenured professor for sexual misconduct against four faculty members...
Academic Minute: Brain Performance in Kids With Autism
Today on the Academic Minute, part of New York Institute of Technology Week, Alexander Lopez, associate professor of occupational therapy...
Treatment for Psychiatric Illnesses
New psychiatric therapies are needed. In today's Academic Minute, part of New York Institute of Technology Week, Navin Pokala, assistant...
Bloomberg's Take on Higher Ed
Candidate for Democratic presidential nomination proposes limited debt cancellation, tuition-free four-year college for low-income students and doubling Pell's maximum award.
Effort to Increase Pell Enrollment Slows
Initiative aimed at increasing Pell-eligible student enrollment at high-performing colleges is doing well. But a sudden plateau in progress shows hard choices colleges may need to make to move forward.