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COVID-19 Outbreak Forces Drake U to Move Classes Online
An outbreak of COVID-19 at Drake University led to last week’s classes, and finals, being moved online. Marty Martin, the...
COVID-19 Outbreak Leads Drake U to Move Classes Online
An outbreak of COVID-19 at Drake University has led next week’s classes, and finals, to be moved online. Marty Martin...
Interacting at the Intersection of Life and Religion
How do we discuss topics such as life and religion? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Heidelberg’s Linda Sauer...
A Narrower Definition of Academic Freedom
In their new book, Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth argue that the First Amendment is not crucial to academic freedom. Instead, they call on faculty to develop the rules.
GAO Takes Moderate Stance on Online Program Providers
Eagerly awaited U.S. review of companies that manage colleges’ online academic programs urges more Education Department scrutiny but doesn’t appear to significantly threaten revenue-sharing deals.
N.Y. Bars Transcript Withholding Over Student Bills
Colleges in New York State are now barred from withholding transcripts as a means of collecting student debt. Democratic governor...
New Presidents or Provosts: Ferris State U, Houghton College, North Dakota State College of Science, San Francisco State U, Talladega College, Texas State U, U of Michigan, West Virginia State U
Valerie Sheares Ashby, dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University, in North Carolina, has been selected...
Connecting Where Life and Religion Intersect: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Linda Sauer Bredvik, lecturer in sociolinguistics at the University of Heidelberg, determines what to listen...