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UConn Criticized From All Sides in Racial Incident
After university police arrested two students who used N-word, students and national groups say university did too little, while others say it overreacted.
Controversial Speaker ICEd Out by Penn Students
A noisy protest prompted the University of Pennsylvania to shut down a discussion by a controversial speaker. A debate ensued about whether the university or the students who protested were wrong.
Rules for Making Big Deals
Dozens of institutions have endorsed a set of guiding principles for negotiating contracts that support open-access practices with scholarly publishers.
California's Higher Education Capacity Crunch
A new report by the College Futures Foundation examines capacity shortfalls at California's colleges and paints a darkening picture. The...
Academic Minute: Perceptions of #MeToo
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Widener University Week, Shana Maier, professor and director of the master’s in criminal...
Gender Gap in Invited Commentaries
The odds of women writing invited commentaries in medical journals are 21 percent lower than for men, even when controlling...
Wesleyan Won't Pursue China Campus
Wesleyan University will not move ahead with exploring a possible campus in China, President Michael S. Roth said in a...
Perspectives of Gun Violence Victims
Each victim of gun violence has a story to tell. In today's Academic Minute, part of Widener University Week, Mary...