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Academic Minute: States vs. Localities on Nutrition
Today on the Academic Minute, Jennifer Pomeranz, assistant professor of public health policy and management at New York University, discusses...
Gates Seeks Partners to Help Transform Campuses
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this week announced a major new grant program in postsecondary education. To advance its...
Professor Again Suspended Over Classroom Management
The University of Texas at San Antonio again suspended a professor of biology who made headlines last term for calling...
Opinion
Are Journal Editors 'Human Subjects'?
Should rules written to protect biomedical research subjects from physical harm, Alan Sokal asks, be applied blindly to very different types of subjects?
Former EDMC Campuses Bought by Private Investors
Private investment firm, through newly created nonprofit, buys several Art Institutes and South University campuses, raising concerns about transparency and the viability of former for-profit institutions.
Mash Up and Republish Like It's 1923
A dazzling array of works from 1923 are now available freely to scholars, artists and writers, opening up new possibilities for teaching and publishing.
Warning on ‘Mirror Journals’
European Commission envoy sees attempt to get around open-access requirements.
New Blackface Incident at U of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is facing another report of a person using blackface on campus. Late last week, two students...