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Delta Variant Raises Questions as Campuses Start Semester
Florida universities are ordered to open in person; Stanislaus State will go online for six weeks; a few Texas institutions will start online; required vaccines in Philadelphia, no confidence vote at Penn State; clusters at Duke; and colleges scramble to get students vaccinated.
East Carolina Studies Whether Building Is Linked to 5 Professors' Deaths
East Carolina University is studying whether five faculty deaths -- all from pancreatic cancer -- are related to the building...
American U of Beirut Warns of "Imminent Disaster" at Hospital
The American University of Beirut issued a press release warning of "imminent disaster" at its hospital "due to the threat...
Academic Minute: Meditation and Mind Control
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Carnegie Mellon University Week: Bin He, professor of biomedical engineering, explains how people...
Cornell Softens Stance on Remote Teaching
Two days after announcing Cornell University announced it would not consider any requests from faculty to teach remotely, not even...
Collaborating to Fix Student Loans
The Department of Education has been listening to suggestions from Senators Schumer and Warren on how it can address student debt in the future. And the Senate appears ready -- after its recess -- to confirm James Kvaal.
Pennsylvania Chancellor Speaks on Consolidation
A month after the Pennsylvania system board approved the consolidation plans, Daniel Greenstein and Christine Smith, a consultant on the project, discuss the path to accreditation, approval from the NCAA and plans to create an integrated curriculum.