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UNCF Seeks Delay of HBCU Conference
The United Negro College Fund added its voice Wednesday to calls from other supporters of historically black colleges for the...
Military Victory for Alternative Providers
The new "Forever" GI Bill includes a $75 million program to let military veterans use federal benefits for technology courses through noncollege providers -- another potential challenge to traditional higher ed.
Inside Germany’s Fraternities
Image problems, outdated traditions (required sword fights) and scandals make it tough to recruit students these days.
New Presidents or Provosts: Auburn U, City Colleges of Chicago, College of Southern Maryland, DeSales U, Lakeshore Technical College, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Ohio Dominican U, Yale-NUS College
Evan Duff, interim provost at North Carolina Wesleyan College, has been named provost and senior vice president for academic affairs...
U of Iowa Will End Full-Time M.B.A. Program
The University of Iowa announced Tuesday that it will phase out its full-time M.B.A. program. The university said that doing...
Penn State Blocks Event by White Supremacist
Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday announced that it has rejected a request by Richard Spencer, the white supremacist leader, to...
How the Homeless Create Homes
Just because you are homeless doesn’t mean you can’t have a home. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Virginia's...
Robert E. Lee’s Namesake
Amid renewed push against Confederate monuments, Washington and Lee University says being named after the Confederacy’s top military leader reflects institutional history. Others see idolatry.