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Stemming STEM Dropouts
Traditional textbooks and teaching resources in these vital fields are simply not as effective as we need them to be, argues Smita Bakshi.
Yale, Citing Rankings in Part, Plans Science Push
Peter Salovey, president of Yale University, on Monday released a letter to the campus on the institution's priorities going forward...
Newly Tenured ... at MIT, U of Texas at San Antonio
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Steven Barrett, aeronautics...
Program Without Participants
Student aid group warns Education Department that there may be no borrowers eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Reality Through the Lens of Gratitude
How do we learn to value the things we already have? In today's Academic Minute, Denison University's Laura Russell discusses...
In Defense of DACA
Amid uncertainty over Trump presidency, college leaders sign on to a statement calling for the continuation of a program that has benefited undocumented college students.
Professor's Incendiary Rhetoric in the Age of Donald Trump
Rutgers places adjunct on leave for Twitter comments that he says were modeled on (and a critique of) the pro-gun rhetoric of the president-elect -- and that he says never should have been taken literally.
Taking Stands
Lawrence Summers disavows term "political correctness"; Columbia president says Trump victory challenges "central idea of a university"; Jewish historians call for support for immigrants; and more.