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Image of Columbia president Minouche Shafik in front of a silhouette of the Capitol building

Columbia’s President Heads to Capitol Hill

Minouche Shafik’s peers faced a Congressional grilling in December over antisemitism on campus, with disastrous results. Now it’s her turn. Is she ready?

New Presidents and Provosts: Davidson-Davie, North Carolina-Asheville, Notre Dame, Vermont State, Western Governors, Woodland CC, Youngstown State

The Reverend Robert A. Dowd, vice president and associate provost at the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana, has been...

Duke Ends Scholarship for Black Students

Duke University has ended its Reginaldo Howard Scholars program, which granted full-ride merit scholarships to a small cohort of students...

Tennessee Triples Down on Targeting ‘Divisive Concepts’

Another year, another Tennessee General Assembly bill targeting so-called “divisive concepts.” Republican lawmakers in multiple states have listed and taken...

Queer-ish: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week: Ken Gonzales-Day, professor and Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair in Art...
Richard Cordray speaks into a microphone at a hearing in May 2023.

Republicans Find a Scapegoat for the FAFSA Mess

Calls for the ouster of Richard Cordray, head of the agency that developed and launched the troubled student-aid application, are growing louder. How did he become the conservatives’ culprit of choice?

A student with short curly blonde hair, glasses and hoop earrings wearing a denim jacket looks for book on a bookshelf.

A Data-Based Defense of the English Major

Research from the Association of Departments of English (ADE) highlights the value of studying English and the career outcomes of graduates.

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Campus Engagement Tip: Investing in Student Leader Training

Texas A&M University at San Antonio requires its peer mentors to participate in over 200 hours of onboarding and professional development of its peer mentors throughout the year.