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Colleges Embrace Pell Grant Expansion for Prisoners
More than 200 colleges and universities have said they’re interested in joining the Obama administration’s pilot program that will provide...
Should Academics Try to Minimize Plane Trips?
A petition campaign being launched today by 56 academics urges professors, colleges and disciplinary associations to take steps to minimize...
Civil War in UMass Chemical Engineering Department
The chemical engineering department at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has been facing a civil war, with two factions...
Community College Suspends Athletics Programs
The College of the Albemarle, a community college in North Carolina, has indefinitely suspended its two intercollegiate teams, baseball and...
First Lady Starts 'Better Make Room' Campaign
First Lady Michelle Obama is today announcing a new campaign as part of her efforts to encourage more young people...
Authors Guild Plans Appeal to Supreme Court
The Authors Guild on Friday vowed to take its case against Google to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appeals...
Academic Minute: Smell and Behavior
Today on the Academic Minute, Lisa Stowers, associate professor of molecular and cellular neuroscience at the Scripps Research Institute, describes...
Rule Would Extend STEM Foreign Student Work Program
A proposed new rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register today would extend the work authorization period known...