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Holistic Admissions Linked to Diversity in Health Fields
Holistic admissions policies -- in which colleges consider a candidate as an individual, and base decisions on more than a...
Academic Minute: The Evolution of Spite
In today's Academic Minute, Patrick Forber, associate professor of philosophy at Tufts University, explains how he and a a team...
Aspen's Toolkit for Hiring Community College Leaders
The Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program this week unveiled a toolkit designed to help community college trustees, search committees and...
White House Announces Job-Training Grants
Vice President Joe Biden and Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, on Monday announced the final installment of $2...
Oregon and Professor Spar Over Ownership of Literacy Test
The University of Oregon is locked in a legal battle with one of its professors and a former employee over...
UMass to Review Policy on Students as Confidential Drug Informants
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst said Monday it would review a program that drafts students as confidential drug informants...
Study Examines How Employers Judge Degrees
A study released Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that the type of college one attends can...
North Carolina Governor Doubts Value of Some Degrees
Last year, North Carolina Governor Patrick McCrory expressed doubts about the value of women's studies degrees. Now the Republican has...