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British Council Joins U.K. MOOC Platform
The British Council has joined with Futurelearn, the United Kingdom’s homegrown MOOC (massive open online course) platform. Futurelearn now has...
Mellen Drops Suit Against Librarian
Edwin Mellen Press is dropping a wildly unpopular libel lawsuit against a university librarian, CBC News reported. Mellen sued Dale...
Oberlin Cancels Classes After Reported KKK Sighting
Oberlin College canceled classes and "non-essential activities" on campus Monday, after reports of a person walking near its Afrikan Heritage...
Academic Minute: Social Media and Memory
In today’s Academic Minute, Laura Mickes of the University of Warwick explores why it’s often easy to remember a friend’s...
Colorado's Universities Oppose Push for Limited 2-Year-College Bachelor's Degrees
Presidents of many of Colorado's four-year universities sent a letter last month in which they urged legislators to oppose a...
Sequestration and Financial Aid
A few hours before President Obama signed an order officially instating across-the-board spending cuts Friday night, the U.S. Education Department...
Buying Steak From Alma Mater
Colleges have long been known for sale of T-shirts, coffee mugs and so forth. The latest item for sale, reported...
Trustee Quits, Citing Lack of Information
William Stewart has resigned as a trustee of Southwestern College, a community college in California, saying that the administration was...