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Why Being a Patient Is So Hard to Swallow: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Harvey Max Chochinov, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba, offers some tips...
Melanie Hulbert, a white woman with blond hair, talks with two students at a desk.

Student Success Champion: Melanie Hulbert Connects Students, Establishes a Sense of Belonging

Melanie Hulbert, vice provost for student success and dean of the Honors College at the University of Alaska at Anchorage works to create an equitable and supportive student experience for all types of learners.

Harvard Faculty Forms Group on Academic Freedom

Fifty faculty members at Harvard University have created the Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard. In an op-ed in The...
Students gather to protest anti-trans speaker Ian Haworth in the University of Albany's Campus Center; one holds a sign reading "transphobes, 0, trans people, 1."

Shouting Down Speakers Who Offend

Over the course of a month, students on several college campuses shut down speakers they disagreed with. Why is it so hard to forge a consensus on what protecting free speech really means?

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Increasing Class Lengths… by 5 Minutes

The University of Delaware is increasing class lengths by five minutes to meet what its Faculty Senate said were federal minimum standards.

UC San Diego Chancellor Gets $500K Raise

University of California, San Diego, chancellor Pradeep Khosla will receive a $500,000 raise to keep him from departing for the...
A group of Youngstown State University students sit at a table, smiling.

Program Launch: Procurement Internship Prepares Students for Workforce

An internship pilot for government contracting is providing on-the-job training for Youngstown State University students while supporting local businesses.

Harvard Receives $300 Million Gift

Harvard University announced a $300 million gift on Tuesday. The funds, from business leader and philanthropist Kenneth C. Griffin, will...