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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...
AAUP Raises Concerns About Yale-Singapore Campus
The American Association of University Professors has written an open letter expressing its growing concerns about Yale University’s planned joint...
Emory Students Protest Program Cuts
About 150 Emory University students rallied in the institution's quad Tuesday afternoon to protest program cuts that the university's College...
'When in Academia'
A new blog for grad students and professors who need a little distraction as the semester winds down is "When...
Wellesley Joins edX
Wellesley College is joining edX, one of the primary providers of massive online open courses, or MOOCs, The Boston Globe...
Academic Minute: The Urge to Eat Dirt
In today’s Academic Minute, Sera Young of Cornell University explores why some pregnant women experience a compulsion to eat odd...