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Academic Minute: Racial Solidarity
Today on the Academic Minute, Lewis Davis, associate professor of economics at Union College, in New York, examines how issues...
Hopkins Announces $25 Million Faculty Diversity Effort
Johns Hopkins University is the latest institution to announce a major faculty diversity initiative in light of the recent, nationwide...
English or Afrikaans at a South African University?
Stellenbosch University’s governing council has set aside a November proposal by university management to elevate English above Afrikaans as the...
Blackboard Acquires Analytics Company Blue Canary
Learning management system provider Blackboard is once again turning to acquisitions to bolster its analytics capabilities. The company on Tuesday...
Democrats Slam Settlement With For-Profit College
Three Senate Democrats are criticizing the Obama administration for settling a fraud lawsuit against Education Management Corporation last month without...
Governor's Proposal Would Give Tenn. Universities More Autonomy
A proposal by Gov. Bill Haslam would separate several of Tennessee's public universities from the Tennessee Board of Regents, giving...
Academic Minute: Cardiac Arrhythmia
Today on the Academic Minute, Alvin Shrier, professor and chair of physiology at McGill University, explores his research into combating...
U of Southern Maine Professor Survived by Online Course
Many faculty members are concerned about the intellectual property implications of teaching online -- namely, that a college could use...