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Danger of Secondhand Laptop Browsing by Students
New research at York University in Canada both confirms and extends the concerns of many faculty members about laptop use...
Boulder Hires Visiting Scholar of Conservative Thought
The University of Colorado at Boulder on Wednesday announced the hiring of Steven Hayward as the first visiting scholar in...
College of the Atlantic Sells Fossil Fuel Investments
The College of the Atlantic announced this week that its board voted to sell all fossil-fuel-related investments. The move follows...
Academic Minute: Consumer Attitude and Electric Cars
In today’s Academic Minute, Sanya Carley of Indiana University explains consumers’ attitudes about electric cars that are keeping many of...
Catholic Educators Praise Selection of First Jesuit Pope
When the Roman Catholic church's new leader, Pope Francis, until Wednesday Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, was announced Wednesday...
Gates Gives Boost to Adaptive Learning
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this week announced new investments in adaptive learning, an increasingly popular approach in higher...
U. of Tokyo Will Replace Admissions Exam
The University of Tokyo is planning to replace its admissions exam within five years, The Japan Times reported. In its...
Anger Over Unexplained Firing of Arcadia President
Faculty members, students and parents are criticizing Arcadia University's board for firing President Carl Oxholm III on Friday, and providing...