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Academic Minute: Ocean Currents and Europe's Winter
Today on the Academic Minute, Jaime Palter, assistant professor in the graduate school of oceanography at the University of Rhode...
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Opinion
Who Should Talk About Science?
The administration and academic leadership of colleges and universities need to communicate far more effectively about science and its importance to the world outside academe, argues Jiri Hulcr.
State Agency as Bully
Arizona Board of Regents probably violated First Amendment rights of state's student association when it stopped collecting fees for the group, U.S. appeals court rules.
Atlantic Philanthropies' Big Grants on Inequality
The Atlantic Philanthropies on Tuesday announced major grants to promote work on inequality. The fund will provide $91 million to...
Saint Xavier Will Close Its Arizona Campus
Saint Xavier University, which is based in Illinois, announced that it will close its campus in Arizona less than a...
The Brain’s Janitor
Your brain’s janitor may get worse as you age. In today's Academic Minute, Oregon Health and Science University's Jeff Iliff...
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Acrimony at Akron
President leaves suddenly, after outsourcing deals that didn't work, enrollment declines and presidential house renovation that struck many as over the top. Then there was the olive jar.
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The Great Shadow Grade Debate
Faculty members at various institutions debate the pros and cons of shielding freshmen from themselves (or least their performance) in the form of "covered" or "shadow" grades on transcripts.
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