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Senate Confirms Robert King for Key Postsecondary Job
The Senate confirmed Robert King Thursday as the assistant secretary for postsecondary education nearly eight months after his nomination was...
Academic Minute: Technology and Everyday Interactions
Today on the Academic Minute, Stephen M. DiDomenico, assistant professor of qualitative communication inquiry at SUNY New Paltz, explains whether...
More Students Are Sticking With College
The national college persistence rate has increased by 2.2 percentage points during the last eight years, according to new data...
Brigham Young Changes Honor Code -- a Bit
Brigham Young University is making small but significant changes in its honor code. NBC News reported that students will be...
Harvard Suspends Economist, Closes Lab Over Harassment
Harvard University suspended economist Roland G. Fryer for two years without pay and will close Education Innovation Laboratory, his off-campus...
Elsevier Ends Journal Access for UC System
Elsevier this week began revoking the University of California system’s journal access -- more than six months after the two...
Academic Minute: LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
Today on the Academic Minute, Sarah Mountz, assistant professor in the school of social welfare at the University at Albany...
Legislators Fail to Override Alaska Governor's Budget Veto
Alaska's legislators failed Wednesday to override Governor Mike Dunleavy's veto of budget legislation that cut $130 million, or 41 percent...