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UW Madison to Pay $32 Million Over Patent Contract
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the patent-licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin at Madison, was ordered to pay...
Call to Expand Federal Aid for Career Education
A newly released report from a 13-member task force of academics and experts from think tanks calls to "reform higher...
Court Eliminates Debt of Former ITT Tech Students
A federal judge approved a settlement Wednesday that erases more than $500 million in student debt held by former ITT...
Loan Watchdog Starts Group to Fight for Borrowers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's former top student loan official said Wednesday he was launching an organization to advocate for...
Insuring Against Drop in Chinese Students
U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is paying $424,000 to protect itself in case of a falloff.
Swastikas Spray-Painted in Jewish Scholar's Office
Elizabeth Midlarsky, a Jewish professor who is a scholar of the Holocaust, found two large swastikas spray-painted in her office...
Hockey Pucks to Fight Shooters on Campus
Oakland University, in Michigan, is distributing hockey pucks to faculty members and some students for use against active shooters on...
Government and Social Media
The government is now a troll on social media. In today's Academic Minute, the U.S. Air Force Academy's Douglas McKechnie...