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Textbook publishers announce new measures to curb counterfeiting of physical books, including certification seals on book covers.
Admissions Snooping on Social Media: the Data
Report about Harvard revoking admissions offers over offensive posts in Facebook chat group raises the question of how admissions officers view and use applicants' social media.
Price of a Year in Jail vs. a Year at Harvard
An Associated Press analysis of the costs of prisons in California offers this comparison: California's budget estimates that the cost...
The New Gatekeepers of News
We’re all the gatekeepers of news today. In today's Academic Minute, Washington and Lee University's Aly Colon examines regular people...
At Different Paces
Colleges are starting to accommodate transgender students, but some are doing it better than others.
Evergreen Regroups Amid Discord
College calls off classes today after another threat. As diversity debate continues, board pledges support for free speech. Faculty members circulate letter questioning actions of colleague.
Opinion
Humanities Majors Drop
Declines in bachelor’s degrees awarded are particularly notable for English and history, but trends at community colleges may cheer advocates for the liberal arts.
Backing for Princeton Scholar, Subject of Threats
Scholars are expressing their support for Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an assistant professor of African-American studies at Princeton University. The activist and...