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Natural Disaster Aid
This is "Best of" Week on the Academic Minute. For the Best Political Science Segment Award: Andrew Morris, associate professor...
H.G. Adler
This is "Best of" Week on the Academic Minute. For the Best History Segment Award: Peter Filkins, professor of literature...
Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning remains a scourge in certain areas. In today's Academic Minute, part of Franklin & Marshall College Week, Harriet...
Prohibiting Caste Prejudice on Campus
Brandeis has added caste identity as "a recognized and protected characteristic" in the institution's antidiscrimination policy. The move was made to address caste distinctions among students and faculty members of South Asian descent.
Has the Master’s Degree Bubble Burst?
Analysis suggests projections of rapid growth in the master’s degree market were vastly overstated.
Opinion
When Colleges and Universities Stop Making Sense
Higher education institutions and their leaders -- who claim to help graduates develop critical thinking -- are doing too little to combat the growing lack of reason roiling our society, Ryan Craig writes.
529 Savings for Loans
Proposed spending bill would let people use 529 savings plans to pay down student loans. Critics say the move would mostly benefit those with enough resources to contribute to a plan.