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If Academics Ruled Basketball (Women's Edition)
How would the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament look if success in the classroom mattered more than talent on the court? Here's the annual Academic Performance Tournament.
Big Buyouts at U of Akron
The University of Akron will offer to buy out 47 percent of its faculty, according to Cleveland.com. The deal is...
Expansion Plans Could Mean More Faculty Housing at Stanford
Santa Clara County may require Stanford University to nearly quadruple its planned number of employee housing units to secure permission...
White House Looks to Curb Student Lending
As talks on new higher ed legislation heat up on Capitol Hill, the Trump administration weighs in with its priorities.
Half of the Women in the Field
Survey of economics association members finds 48 percent of women have been discriminated against on the basis of sex within the last 10 years. Findings on nonwhite, disabled and LGBTQ economists are concerning, too. What will the association do about it?
Trump Seeks to Ax Humanities Endowment
For third year in a row, he also seeks to kill National Endowment for the Arts. Congress has rejected those proposals in the past.
Micro-Organisms
Not all big ideas are about big things. In today's Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week, Moh El-Naggar discusses...
Just Because It's Legal Doesn't Make It Right
Admissions scandal focuses attention on donations from parents of applicants. Should Congress do something about such philanthropy?