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Invitation and Comment Alarm Advocates for Assault Victims
Women’s groups alarmed that Title IX summit will include “men’s rights” groups that many say minimize reality of rape; statement from key civil rights official -- on which she later backtracked -- casts doubt on 90 percent of campus reports of assaults.
Bluegrass Battle
Article sets off debate on whether a roots genre from Appalachia risks its authenticity when colleges study and teach it.
Academic Minute: Gangsta Rap and the War on Crime
Today on the Academic Minute, Bryan McCann, assistant professor in the department of communication studies at Louisiana State University, delves...
DHS Head Won’t Commit to Defending DACA
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly told Democrats of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he could not commit to...
Union Contract Includes Gains for Duke Adjuncts
Duke University and its new part- and full-time non-tenure-track faculty union reached a “historic” agreement, the bargaining unit announced Wednesday...
Opinion
Republicans Don’t Hate Higher Education
While the majority of Republicans may believe colleges have a negative impact on America, they probably don’t feel that way about their alma maters or intercollegiate sports teams, writes Christopher R. Marsicano.
Revamp Governance but Don’t Close Universities, Pennsylvania System Told
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education should not close, merge or spin off any of its 14 state-owned universities...
Zimpher to Lead Center on Education Pipelines
Nancy Zimpher, who has been chancellor of the State University of New York System for eight years, will found and...