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Academic Minute: Preventing Terrorist Attacks
Today on the Academic Minute, Gary LaFree, professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Maryland, asks why...
40% of 2-Year College Grads Earn a Bachelor's
Among community college graduates who hold no previous degrees or certificates, 41 percent earn a bachelor's degree during the next...
Presque Isle Adds Competency-Based Degree
The University of Maine at Presque Isle has created an online, competency-based degree aimed at adult students. The university's new...
‘No Timetable’ for New Gainful-Employment Data
The Department of Education has yet to provide institutions this year with lists of graduates from gainful-employment programs -- a...
Higher Education ‘Predominant Factor’ in Brexit Vote
A statistical analysis of factors influencing voter preferences in the 2016 Brexit referendum found higher education to be “the predominant...
Admissions Insider: The Data on Asian Admissions
In “Admissions Insider” this week: The numbers and debate on Asian-American admissions at elite colleges and universities. Many react to...
Singapore Banishes American Academic
Singapore ordered the expulsion of an American academic whom it accused of being “an agent of influence” for an unspecified...
Water Tower Promotes ‘Wichita Staty Universite’
It was an honest misteak. A misspelling on a water tower landed Wichita State University in the news over the...