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Public Support for Making Loan Repayment Easier
Newly released results from a national survey found that 80 percent of Americans think the government should make it easier...
Clarifying a Muddled Career Training Landscape
The newest entity to try to close the skills gap for "working learners" will focus on curating community colleges' online offerings.
Peer Assessment and Critical Thinking
You’ve got to think for yourself. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Toronto Scarborough's Steve Joordens discusses how peer...
Community College, With Google as Instructor
Google's IT support certificate course will now be offered at 100 community colleges. Here's how administrations have been using it so far.
Encouraging Tech Grads to Give Back
New grant program encourages computer scientists to think about how their skills might benefit society. But persuading tech grads to turn down high-paying industry jobs won’t be easy.
HBCUs Plan Cuts After Congress Misses Funding Deadline
The Senate's failure to renew $255 million in annual mandatory funding for historically black colleges is already having consequences on...
Harold Bloom Dies at 89
Harold Bloom died Monday at the age of 89. He was a literary scholar at Yale University and an influential...
Academic Minute: Peer Assessment and Critical Thinking
Today on the Academic Minute, Steve Joordens, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough, discusses why critical thinking...