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‘Accountability and Opportunity in Higher Education’
Editors discuss new collection of essays about the impact of various state and federal policies on minority students -- an impact the authors see as far too often ignored.
Education Dept. Investigates Michigan State
The Department of Education will conduct an investigation of systemic issues at Michigan State University involving the institution's response to...
Hawaii Legislators Abandon Plan for Faculty Mandate on OER
Legislators rewrite bill that originally required use of freely accessible educational materials, amid criticism that legislation would have infringed academic freedom and harmed, not helped, the open-access movement.
Reports: Trump Administration to Declare Loan Servicers 'Off-Limits' to State Regulators
The Department of Education is planning to issue a statement that only federal agencies, and not state regulators, have oversight...
3 Colleges Check Applicants' Parents' Visa Status
Three colleges in Virginia are checking on the visa status of applicants' parents, even when the applicants are U.S. citizens...
The Character Gap
Want to be a better person? Change your character. In today's Academic Minute, Wake Forest University's Christian Miller discusses why...
Woody Allen and Academic Freedom
UC San Diego Academic Senate rejects student-led push to cut a course on the filmmaker from the curriculum over sexual abuse allegations.
Words Matter in Gauging Public Confidence
Gallup survey finds that Americans believe more in "higher education" than in "colleges and universities." Poll also drives home that skepticism is deepest among white men without degrees.