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Academic Minute: Americans' Activity Levels
Today on the Academic Minute, Arie Kapteyn, research professor of economics at the University of Southern California, examines why Americans...
Are Etextbooks Affordable Now?
In a bid to gain market share, publishers have slashed the cost of digital textbooks.
Decreasing Defaults in Indiana
Facing increasing student loan default rates, Indiana's community college system has focused on helping students with their financial literacy.
Defunct University Sues Students For Unpaid Bills
Several years after Mid-Continent University shut down and filed for bankruptcy, the institution is suing former students for unpaid student...
Historians Resist Publishing Online
A survey of historians by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has found that three-quarters have never published their...
Opinion
What Really Makes a ‘High-Impact' Practice High Impact?
A recent study questioning the value of such practices mistakenly assumes that just making them available suffices. How they are implemented is crucial, George Kuh and Jillian Kinzie write.
Cancer Mystery Involving Auburn Grads
Medical experts are investigating two clusters of an extremely rare eye cancer -- and one cluster involves graduates of Auburn...
Trump May Set Limits on Chinese Researchers
The Trump administration is considering new limits on Chinese citizens at American universities and research institutes, The New York Times...