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Warren, Other Democrats Take Aim at Accreditors
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Dick Durbin and Brian Schatz on Thursday introduced legislation that would increase accountability for accreditors and...
Ky. Governor Overstepped in Cutting Higher Ed Budgets
Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky exceeded his authority in unilaterally cutting the budgets of the state's community colleges and universities...
Education Department Plans to Nix Accreditor
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday backed a federal panel's recommendation to terminate recognition of the Accrediting Council for...
Academic Minute: Primes and Particles
Today on the Academic Minute, Martin Krieger, professor of planning at the University of Southern California, explains that as we...
Cal State U Seeks to Boost Graduation Rates
The California State University System's governing board this week voted to increase its graduation rates by 2025, an effort that...
Lafayette Board Reaffirms Tenure Denial
Lafayette College has reaffirmed its decision to deny tenure to Juan Rojo, the assistant professor of Spanish who launched a...
Academics Win MacArthur 'Genius' Fellowships
A number of academics were among those announced today as winners of the MacArthur Fellows Program, widely called the "genius"...
Prime Minister Weighs In on Racist Posters at U of Alberta
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Tuesday commented on racist posters targeting Sikhs found on the University of Alberta campus...