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The Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement
An article in The New York Times looks at a growing student movement to push colleges to sell their endowment...
Police Visit Ongoing Student Occupation at Cooper Union
About a dozen students occupying the clock tower at Cooper Union, protesting the decision by the president of one of...
Alabama Doctoral Student Charged With Threatening Administrators
A University of Alabama graduate student faces criminal charges of stalking and making terroristic threats against officials there in e-mail...
Coursera Creates Service to Help Its Many Students Find Jobs
Coursera, the largest platform for massive open online courses (MOOCs), on Tuesday announced Coursera Career Services, a match-making tool aimed...
Layoffs and Cuts at Xavier of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana is planning layoffs and other cuts to deal with a $5 million deficit created when fewer...
Common Application Defends Essay Changes
The Common Application has been facing criticism from some high school counselors and college admissions officials over two changes being...
Uproar at Penn State Over Sorority Photo Mocking Mexicans
Officials at Pennsylvania State University are condemning a party by Chi Omega sorority at which members wore sombreros and fake...
Academic Minute: Boldness and Presidential Success
In today’s Academic Minute, Scott Lilienfeld of Emory University reveals the traits shared by psychopathic individuals and successful U.S. presidents...