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Pandemics, Ancient and Modern: Differences and Parallels
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t the first one we’ve faced, so what can we learn from the past? In today’s Academic...
Law Students Protest Research Database Contracts With ICE
Students at multiple law schools are pressuring administrators to sever ties with LexisNexis and Westlaw, which they claim help the Department of Homeland Security target undocumented immigrants.
White Privilege
Study documents key ways that white (and sometimes Asian) students have an advantage in admissions over Black and Latinx students.
Academic Minute: Comparing Pandemics, Ancient and Modern
Today on the Academic Minute: Amanda E. McKinney, assistant professor of health sciences at Doane University, examines what we can...
An ‘Unbelievable Comeback’
Enrollment swelled at Spartanburg Community College this fall as students took advantage of a free tuition initiative. It was a stark contrast to ongoing enrollment declines at community colleges across the country.
Florida Board Chair Defends Stance on Professors Testifying
The chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida on Friday defended the university’s stance, since abandoned...
Southern Cal Faculty: Lack of Statement Creates ‘Toxic Atmosphere’
More than 65 faculty members at the University of Southern California have signed an open letter to express "dismay about...
Middle East Studies Group to Vote on BDS Resolution
Members of the Middle East Studies Association voted last week to advance a resolution supporting the academic boycott of Israeli...