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Academic Minute: Contracts
In today's Academic Minute, part of St. John's University, Jeff Sovern, a professor of law, analyzes the complicated contracts we...
Students Don't Vote… for Want of a Postage Stamp?
A suburban Washington, D.C., county is urging college students to participate in this November’s election by voting “in-person absentee” at...
WVU Bars 'Disassociating' Fraternities for 10 Years
Some fraternities at West Virginia University, frustrated by a new ban on rush for first-semester students, have announced plans to...
Common App Acquires Reach Higher
The Common Application announced Thursday that it is acquiring Reach Higher, the group founded by Michelle Obama to encourage more...
Department of Ed Told to Offer Guidance on Loan Program
The Education Department has not provided enough guidance on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to borrowers or loan servicers...
Tennessee Professor Resigns in 'Lieu of Termination'
Henri Grissino-Mayer, a professor of geography at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, resigned after the institution received a series...
Moodlerooms No More. Now It's Blackboard Open LMS
Blackboard has formally changed the name of its product that serves institutions that use Moodle's open-source learning management system, in...
Student Loan Default Rate Declines Slightly
New data released by the Education Department Wednesday showed 10.8 percent of student borrowers who entered loan repayment in 2015...