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House Bill Seeks to Limit Access to Federally Funded Research

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee are seeking to stop a Biden administration effort that would make the results of...
Students face President Mary Dana Hinton on stage in the Hollins University Rathskellar.

President Soothes Student Stress with Stories

To support students’ mental health near finals at Hollins University, President Mary Dana Hinton created a bedtime stories event, reading to attendees from familiar children’s books over snacks.

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First Out of the Gate

Wesleyan University was the first elite college to end legacy admissions after the affirmative action ban. President Michael Roth explains why he made the jump and whether others will follow.

An enhanced photo of a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman, with "retracted" written in red and all caps across it.

Weighing Retracting an Abortion Critic’s Work, With Lawyers Involved

Frontiers in Psychology retracted a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman. The British Journal of Psychiatry declined to retract another, after which editorial board members resigned. It’s a fight over abortion research in the post-Roe era.

Report Proposes Focusing Pell Grant on Living Costs, Not Tuition

The Pell Grant should be redesigned to cover a student’s living costs instead of an institution’s tuition and fees, a...

Western Illinois Seesaws on Diversity Scholarship

Western Illinois University is reinstating scholarships for incoming students of color that it scrapped earlier this month in response to...
A student uses IUPUI's VR headset and joysticks to practice public speaking.

Program Launch: Virtual Reality Pilot Hones Students’ Public Speaking

A pilot program this year at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis uses virtual reality headsets to refine students’ speaking skills and presentation ability and to soothe communication anxiety.

NCF Recruiting Bonuses Raise Legal Questions

New College of Florida interim president Richard Corcoran offered $5,000 bonuses to staff members who hit an enrollment target of...