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Preventing Terrorist Attacks
Why have we failed to stop recent terrorist attacks around the world? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Maryland's...
Harvard Goes Outside to Go Online
Three schools at the oldest university in the United States team up with 2U to start an online program in an emergent field.
Opinion
Calling Attention to a Postdoc's Struggles and Suicide
Author of a scientific paper fought for years to find a journal to accept his work, which has an acknowledgments section that includes a tribute to a colleague.
Opinion
Giving People What They Paid For
Drew Story outlines a simple approach academics can use to increase access to research and restore its public value.
Higher Education ‘Predominant Factor’ in Brexit Vote
A statistical analysis of factors influencing voter preferences in the 2016 Brexit referendum found higher education to be “the predominant...
‘No Timetable’ for New Gainful-Employment Data
The Department of Education has yet to provide institutions this year with lists of graduates from gainful-employment programs -- a...
Presque Isle Adds Competency-Based Degree
The University of Maine at Presque Isle has created an online, competency-based degree aimed at adult students. The university's new...
40% of 2-Year College Grads Earn a Bachelor's
Among community college graduates who hold no previous degrees or certificates, 41 percent earn a bachelor's degree during the next...