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Report: Football Players Graduate at Rates Lower Than Non-Athletes
An alternative, annual study of athletes’ graduation rates has again found that football players, especially those who are black, completed...
Harvard Press Defends Publishing Controversial Book
University presses -- like other publishers -- know that not all reviews will be favorable, and generally don't respond to...
Anger Over Lecturer Who Won't Teach Female Authors
Academics at the University of Toronto and elsewhere are rushing to condemn a visiting lecturer there who said in an...
Academic Minute: Analyzing Language Samples
In today’s Academic Minute, Jodi Tommerdahl of the University of Texas at Arlington explains efforts to understand how children use...
U. of Iowa Sees Large Drop in Entering Law Students
The University of Iowa has only 94 students in this year's entering law school class, down from 155 members a...
Program Helps Baby Boomers Complete Degrees
More than 7,000 baby boomers have completed a degree or credential at a community college through the Plus 50 Completion...
Athletics Directors Reject Idea of Paying Athletes
Amid renewed calls for colleges to start paying athletes, several organizations representing college and university athletics directors issued a joint...
Academic Minute: Smoking and Familial Influence
In today’s Academic Minute, Michael Vuolo of Purdue University examines how smokers can influence a family member’s decision to pick...