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The Search for an ALS Treatment
A new treatment for ALS could be on the way. In today's Academic Minute, St. Lawrence University's Joe Erlichman explores...
Forget Lazy Rivers. Does Your College Offer a Concierge?
New Mexico State University has launched a "campus concierge" to alleviate student stress. Services are expected at more campuses.
Berkeley B-School Vows to Do Better on Diversity
The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, is vowing to do a better job of recruiting...
'Clinically Significant' Stress for Students After Election
Research published Monday suggests that many college students had “clinically significant” levels of stress after the 2016 presidential election. The...
For-Profit College Attendance Linked to Poor Financial Outcomes
A paper released last month by researchers at Stanford University, Cornell University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York...
7 Hours a Week on Existential Despair
New Penn course is one of several efforts at colleges to try to get students to engage in quiet reflection and to set aside their phones and careerism.
Academic Minute: A Tiny Treatment for ALS?
Today on the Academic Minute, Joe Erlichman, professor and chair of science at St. Lawrence University, explores why looking small...
Scrutiny of Universities' Saudi Ties
Universities are coming under scrutiny for their ties to Saudi Arabia following the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident journalist...