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Aid Administrators Get More Requests During Pandemic
Most financial aid offices at colleges and universities in a survey said students are increasingly asking them to take into...
Opinion
What Tech Calls Thinking
Scott McLemee reviews Adrian Daub's What Tech Calls Thinking: An Inquiry Into the Intellectual Bedrock of Silicon Valley.
Year of Home Confinement for Parent in Admissions Scandal
Another parent has been sentenced in the admissions scandal. Peter Dameris, whose son was admitted to Georgetown University as a...
‘Leaving Academia’
Author discusses his book on how to leave an academic career. He provides advice based on his own experience.
COVID-19 Roundup: A Domino Falls on Winter Sports
New England conference cancels its winter sports season, and West Chester abandons spring sports. Some colleges resume in-person instruction as others suspend it. And a journal cites COVID-19 policy for taking a side in November.
Paid Sick Days and Flu Outbreaks
We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week and next with one segment from each year. In this...
College Promise Programs Wrestle With Pandemic Realities
As states begin slashing budgets, some free college programs are feeling the sting.
How Transparent Is Your College's COVID Dashboard?
Many colleges created dashboards showing their COVID-19 infection and testing data. But a lack of standards for testing and reporting has made for varying levels of transparency.