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Kentucky Makes Pledges to Black Students
Facing protests by black students, the University of Kentucky made a series of pledges to them this week. Among the...
Race as a Social Construct
Is race a social construct? In today's Academic Minute, Raritan Valley Community College's Karen Gaffney discusses how race as a...
Faculty Salaries Up 1.7%
Hottest field for new faculty hires over the past year is health professions, as some 1,410 new assistant professors picked up jobs, according to new data from CUPA-HR.
Few Lessons Learned on For-Profit Closures
As Dream Center collapses, Trump administration's oversight of massive for-profit college deal under scrutiny. Critics ask why more protections weren't sought after purchase of Argosy and Art Institutes chains.
Going Outside to Grow
When a legacy online program started to languish, Michigan State University leaders brought in a corporate provider to boost student enrollment. Will others do the same?
Academic Minute: Race as a Social Construct
Today on the Academic Minute, Karen Gaffney, professor in the English department at Raritan Valley Community College, discusses how race...
Opinion
Admissions, Athletics and the Academic Index
To understand how the recent scam departed from conventional procedures for monitoring the role of athletics in admissions, it's worth examining the Ivy League conference, writes John R. Thelin.
UC San Diego Adds Data Collection to EdX MOOC Platform
The University of California, San Diego, has added a real-time course activity feed to its Open EdX platform, allowing for...