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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Abraham Flexner's The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge highlights how the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake has shown itself to be a powerful force in the world, writes Scott McLemee.
Feds to Issue New Guidance on Trans Students
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that the Trump administration will issue new guidance on Title IX protections...
'Lower Ed'
A new book argues that the focus on credentials and growing inequality led to the rise in for-profit colleges.
Academic Minute: Homicidal Ideation
Today on the Academic Minute: Matthew DeLisi, professor in the department of sociology at Iowa State University, determines if homicidal...
Incidents Roil Campuses
Racist video at Old Dominion, blackface controversy at Spring Arbor and anti-immigrant posters at the University of Texas.
Should Whiteboards Be Banned?
Michigan State plans to bar them from dormitory room doors, in attempt to limit bullying.
Children and Stories
Children love stories, but need to hear them told from various perspectives. In today's Academic Minute, Georgia State University's Peggy...
Liberal Arts College Students Are Getting Less Artsy
At colleges proud of attracting students who want a broad-based, non-vocational education, numbers of majors in arts and humanities are falling.