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Neuroscience and Horror Movies
Horror movies can be quite effective at scaring us. In today's Academic Minute, Manhattan College's Michael Grabowski determines what makes...
Now Hiring ‘Dr. Inside’
Erroneous job ads with the preferred candidates' names in the titles roil academics who have experienced "sham" searches.
Words Matter at Michigan State
Board of Trustees pushes out interim president John Engler after nearly a year of tumult and eye-opening comments at Michigan State, including recent suggestion that some abuse victims enjoy "the spotlight."
Art Historian Gives U of Michigan $8M
Ilene Forsyth, professor emerita of art history at the University of Michigan, gifted the institution $8.2 million, one the largest...
Roiled Over Rules on Regional Accreditors
A Trump administration proposal would set new rules for who qualifies as a regional accreditor, potentially forcing some oversight bodies to drop hundreds of schools if enacted.
Taking Race Out of Crime Alerts?
University of Nebraska at Lincoln is under fire by students who thought police should not have mentioned in a campuswide bulletin that two men accused of sexual assault were black, believing that it reinforced harmful stereotypes.
Men Blamed for Failure of French Effort on Hiring Female Academics
Requiring that at least 40 percent of search committee members be female was followed by a drop in hiring of women, study found.
Survey: Employers Want 'Soft Skills' From Graduates
Employers want college graduates who have “soft skills,” such as being a good listener or thinking critically, but they have...