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The Conservative Victory and British Higher Education
The Conservative Party victory in Thursday's British elections could have important consequences for British universities, Times Higher Education reported. The...
149-Page Dissertation Without Punctuation
A Ph.D. candidate in architecture at the University of British Columbia has successfully defended a 149-page, 52,438-word dissertation without any...
Academic Minute: Meaningful Translations
In today's Academic Minute, Kathleen Hart, a professor of French at Vassar College, discusses the nature of creating meaningful translations...
Alternative Remedial Math in California
Alternate remedial math sequences that emphasize statistics and quantitative reasoning instead of college algebra have yielded promising results at community...
University Leaders Make Pledges Toward Greater Gender Equality
Five university presidents have signed on so far to the UN Women’s HeForShe campaign by making specific commitments to improve...
Institutions Make Decisions on Summer Travel to Nepal
Columbia University has prohibited all university-related undergraduate travel to Nepal following the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Duke University has also restricted...
Childlessness Declining Amid the Highly Degreed
The days when advanced degrees went hand in hand with childlessness appear to be disappearing. A study released Thursday by...
Transfer Credits at UConn
New data from the University of Connecticut reveal transfer students from the Connecticut Community Colleges system lost on average 12...