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Assessing Nondegree Credential Quality
A new report recommends ways states can better ensure the quality of programs as they proliferate across the country.
Prompting Discussion or Tempting Litigation?
Sarah Lawrence College will ask applicants about the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban, quoting directly from the decision. Is it a savvy workaround or a brash rejoinder?
Wesleyan, U of Minnesota End Legacy Admissions
Wesleyan University will no longer consider applicants’ ties to alumni in admissions decisions, the institution announced Wednesday. Wesleyan president Michael...
The Morality of ‘Himpathy’ for Sexual Harassers: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Samantha Dodson, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of British Columbia, examines one reason women...
Penn State Faulted on Ethics and Misconduct Policies, Post-Sandusky
A report on how Pennsylvania State University handles ethics and misconduct cases, after the Sandusky trial and conviction, concludes that...
Dozens of Advocacy Groups Demand Biden Immediately Cancel Students’ Debts
More than 175 advocacy groups representing borrowers want the Biden administration to move quickly to discharge student loans, as the...
UVM Hockey Coach Fired for Inappropriate Texts
The University of Vermont’s men’s hockey coach, Todd Woodcroft, has been fired following an investigation into inappropriate texts between him...
Student Mentors Lift Peers’ Fitness Levels While Getting a Career Warm-Up
Michigan State University’s ACTIVE Spartans program supports the physical health of students through peer mentorship and provides experiential learning and internship experience to kinesiology students.