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Why Do Some People See Ghosts While Others Don’t?
Have you ever seen a ghost? In today’s Academic Minute, Knox College’s Frank McAndrew explores why some people do and...
Ratings and Gender Bias Over Time
Two new studies show how bias against women in student ratings operates over time, worsening with critical feedback and instructor age.
No-Confidence Vote in Selection Process for Ben Sasse
The University of Florida Faculty Senate has voted no confidence in the selection process under which the university’s board selected...
Michigan State Board Breaks Silence
Michigan State’s Board of Trustees has offered few details on the effort to oust its president. Friday’s meeting offered insights and a glimpse into a board fraught with distrust.
Fewer Affordable Options for Pell Grant Students
Fewer than a quarter of public four-year institutions, and only 40 percent of community colleges, meet a college access group’s definition of affordability.
The Week in Admissions News
Attack on legacy admissions; Stanford’s history of anti-Jewish bias; activists resist “Dixie.”
Report: ‘Whiteness Rules’ in Selecting Presidents
A new report by the College Futures Foundation can be summed up by its title: “Whiteness Rules: Racial Exclusion in...
Why Do Only Some People See Ghosts? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Frank McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College, explores why some people...