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The (Missed) Potential of Transfer Students at Elite Colleges
Community college transfer students succeed academically and bring many kinds of diversity to elite institutions, but report finds few are admitted.
Chinese University Fires Gene-Editing Scientist
The Southern University of Science and Technology, in China, has fired He Jiankui, a professor who stunned scientists in November...
African Perspectives on the Slave Trade
Our view of the trading of enslaved people needs a different perspective. In today's Academic Minute, Hampshire College's Rachel Engmann...
‘Deeply Troubling’ Allegations
Court filing's allegations prompt an evaluation at Tufts as calls mount for prestigious universities, including Harvard, to reconsider bearing the name of the Sackler family.
B.O. No
Professor's email at U of Houston about body odor, referencing some cultures, raises concerns about how to broach this delicate topic, if at all.
‘A Marginally Better Year’ for State Funding
Latest annual survey finds state support for higher education rose 3.7 percent in fiscal year 2018-19, up from just 1.6 percent the previous year.
Academic Minute: African Perspectives on the Slave Trade
Today on the Academic Minute, Rachel Engmann, assistant professor of African studies at Hampshire College, discusses why African experiences need...
Florida Suspends Health-Care Licenses for Borrowers in Default
Florida's Board of Health in the last two years has suspended licenses to work for roughly 100 health-care employees, including...