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Counselors Join Cops to Help Students in Crisis
After widespread criticism of campus police departments and calls for reform, colleges and universities are supplementing departments with mental health counselors.
The Paradox of Blaming Evil: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Elise Springer, associate professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University, explains why the word “evil” doesn’t...
Today Is the Day
President Biden is expected to cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt per borrower, and extend the pause on loan payments. Loan servicers say they’ve been left in the dark and warn of a big mess that could trigger confusion among borrowers.
New Presidents or Provosts: Brock U, Endicott College, Gavilan CC District, Huston-Tillotson U, Northwestern U
Pedro Avila, vice president for student services at Santa Rosa Junior College, in California, has been named superintendent/president of the...
LSU Health Faculty Urges Investigation Into Ex-Chancellor
Faculty members at Louisiana State University are calling for an investigation of former LSU Health chancellor Larry Hollier, who allegedly...
Webcam Scans for Remote Tests Violate Student Privacy, Judge Rules
Cleveland State University violated a student’s privacy when a virtual proctor required a webcam scan of the student’s room before...
An Untimely Disruption
A busy subway line in Boston is down for maintenance as fall classes begin at two community colleges in the area. College leaders worry their students will struggle to get to campus.
Public Universities to Scale Use of Low-Cost Statistics Courseware
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has agreed to help spread the use of new low-cost introductory statistics courseware...