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Surge in Foreign Applications at Hong Kong Universities
International applications at top universities in Hong Kong are seeing sharp increases, The New York Times reported. Foreign applications are...
Did Paterno Influence Penn State's Silence on Sandusky?
New e-mail records suggest that Joe Paterno, the late head football coach at Pennsylvania State University, may have influenced the...
New Jersey Legislators Approve Higher Ed Restructuring
New Jersey legislators on Thursday approved a plan that would merge most of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of...
Soy Diets and Primate Evolution
In today’s Academic Minute, McGill University's Michael Wasserman discusses his research project examining the role of soy in primate diets...
College for All?
Backlash to "college for all" heats up, again, thanks to the recession and presidential election. The counter-narrative sells in the media, and could hurt public funding of colleges.
Online Learning and Liberal Arts Colleges
Bryn Mawr experiments with artificially intelligent teaching software, says "blended" online learning might reinforce, rather than undermine, mission of small, residential colleges.
Academic Minute: Soy Diets and Primate Evolution
In today’s Academic Minute, Michael Wasserman of McGill University describes his research project examining the role of soy in primate...
Campuses React to Colorado Springs Fires
As the Waldo Canyon fire continues to ravage Colorado Springs, some area colleges are taking steps to protect students and...