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U Wisconsin-Stevens Point to Eliminate 13 Majors
The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point plans to address “fiscal challenges” by expanding some academic programs and discontinuing others...
No Agreement Among Reviewers of Grant Applications
A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds little to no agreement among reviewers of grant...
Hearing Something, Saying Nothing
Athletes often hear anti-LGBTQ slurs but aren't speaking out against them, student affairs professionals say.
Academic Minute: Growing Food on Mars
Today on the Academic Minute, Edward Guinan, professor of astronomy at Villanova University, explores whether food could be grown on...
Donor Sues to Revoke $100M Gift to U Chicago
The Pearson Family Members Foundation pledged $100 million to the University of Chicago three years ago to create a center...
Growing Parolee Population
We know prison populations are increasing; how about the parolee population? In today's Academic Minute, Columbia University's Vincent Schiraldi says...
Helping an Applicant Stretch His Ethnic Identity
College counselor finds herself doubting an applicant whose wealthy parents see his Latin American grandmother (whom he hasn't met) as a route to being admitted to a top college.
Trump's Choice for NEH
Jon Parrish Peede has been leading endowment on acting basis. He has expressed interest in the endowment promoting nonfaculty careers in humanities.