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The Education of Lyle Clinton May
Prison education programs are often aimed at reducing recidivism and helping prisoners find careers once they’re no longer behind bars. So what happens when a prisoner doesn’t have a release date?
Big Brother: College Edition
Student blasts Georgia Tech for monitoring his social media accounts, including details about his travel plans and activist work on campus.
Legal Pot? Doesn’t Matter, Colleges Say
Institutions won’t allow students to use marijuana on campuses for fear of running afoul of federal law and losing their funding.
Opinion
Balancing Enforcement With Education
Title IX reforms offer fresh chances for students to reflect on sexual assault, writes Glen Retief, if more exceptions can be made to mandatory-reporting requirements.
Where the Grass Is Greener
Study finds humanities and social science Ph.D.s working outside academe are happier than their tenure-track peers, even if "alt-ac" careers weren't their first choice.
It Took a Village (or an Entire Coaching Staff)
NCAA punishes seven former Northern Colorado coaching staffers who paid for and completed athletes' online courses.
Opinion
Creating Social Change and Student Success
Kevin Kruger and Catherine Parkay suggest three ways higher education can successfully use behavioral science to increase student completion.
Bottom Line Up Front
Calls for clear, easily accessible data on Ph.D. program outcomes have failed to produce results at any kind of scale. A new coalition of 10 life sciences institutions hopes to change that.