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New Guide for Accreditors Assessing Colleges in Prisons
A new guidebook, released Thursday, aims to help accreditors, and administrators and professors involved in the accreditation process, to better...
Predicting Snowfall: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Justin Hartnett, assistant professor of geography and environmental sustainability, explores how to predict how climate...
Stanford Admits to Anti-Jewish Admissions Bias in ’50s
Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne admitted Wednesday that the university discriminated against Jewish applicants in the 1950s, and he apologized...
DeVry University Sues Education Department
For-profit DeVry University is suing the U.S. Education Department to block it from recouping millions to repay discharged student loans...
Applying Logic to the Gun Control Debate: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: PJ Verrecchia, professor of criminology and criminal justice at York College of Pennsylvania, seeks to...
Bethel of Minnesota Will Cut 9 Majors and Minors
Bethel University of Minnesota is cutting nine majors and minors and expanding four programs to deal with shifts in enrollment...
Higher Ed Groups Urge Review of Transcript Withholding
Colleges and universities should review policies related to transcript withholding, a group of higher education associations said in a joint...
$100 Million Gift for U of Florida Biomedical Research
A $100 million gift to the University of Florida’s Scripps Biomedical Research Institute will kick off a 10-year, $1 billion...