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Scholars Win Pulitzer Prizes
Scholars were among the winners of Pulitzer Prizes for letters announced Monday. The categories won by scholars are: Biography, awarded...
Women Leaving Premed Track More Than Men
A new study found female students are more likely to drop out of science courses leading up to med school even if they're earning the same grades as their male counterparts.
Macmillan Earns Ebook Accessibility Certification
Textbook publisher Macmillan Learning is the first publisher to gain an ebook accessibility certification from Benetech, a nonprofit that develops...
$100M Gift to Rename Illinois's Engineering College
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will rename its engineering college after a $100 million donation from the Grainger Foundation...
Academic Minute: Life Hacking
Today on the Academic Minute, Joseph Reagle, associate professor of communication studies at Northeastern University, describes another type of hacking...
Historians Mull Killing Conference Interviews
The American Historical Association’s Professional Division will consider whether in-person interviews at the group’s annual meeting are worth continuing. John...
Arrests in Student Protest Over Grad Union
Seven students -- three graduate assistants and four undergraduates -- were arrested and cited with disorderly conduct Monday during a...
Rethinking Federal Lending to Parents
Lending program for parents of undergraduates has expanded beyond its intended use, leaving many borrowers with debts they struggle to repay, report finds. Co-authors argue Congress should cap borrowing under the Parent PLUS program.