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‘Should White Boys Still Be Allowed to Talk?’
Dickinson student's essay sets off intense debate there and elsewhere about who dominates classroom discussions. While piece has been pummeled in conservative blogosphere, issues related to who speaks in class concern many in academe.
The Impact of Faculty Attitudes About Intelligence
Students have better educational outcomes in courses taught by those who have "growth mind-sets" than those who believe intelligence is fixed. For minority students, achievement gaps are cut in half.
Closing Arguments in the Harvard Case
Lawyers defending and opposing affirmative action make their final pitches to judge in case that could have major impact on higher education. The debate on personal ratings of Asian American applicants could be crucial.
Proposed Cuts Imperil 1,300 University Jobs
Alaska's governor proposes a 41 percent cut, the largest in a century, to the public university system. State's only medical education would be eliminated.
Ashford Moves Closer to Becoming Nonprofit
The Internal Revenue Service last week determined that Ashford University is exempt from federal income tax. Ashford, which is owned...
Whether the University Did Enough
A federal appeals court found that Iowa State officials were not indifferent to a sexual assault survivor when they declined to move the student she accused of rape.
Report on Certificates and Performance Funding
At least 25 states now link some portion of their funding for public colleges to a performance formula featuring metrics...
Report: 10 Common Gaps in Student Supports
A new analysis from Inside Track, a student coaching nonprofit, seeks to identify the 10 most common student support challenges...