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New Fate for Controversial Accreditor
Potentially signaling a reversal from the Trump administration, Education Department staff under the Biden administration is recommending removing recognition of the controversial Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
Academic Minute: Redlined Neighborhoods and Health Outcomes
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Rhodes College Week, Kendra Hotz, associate professor of religious studies, explores why social...
DOJ Considers Amnesty for Foreign Funding Disclosures
Officials at the Department of Justice are considering a proposed amnesty program through which academics could disclose past foreign funding...
Columbia Divests From Oil and Gas Companies
Columbia University no longer directly invests in oil and gas companies and doesn't plan to do so, the university announced...
The Week in Admissions News
A Trump pardon; survey of students; student loans; first-generation students.
Colgate Applications Up 102%
Even in a year when top colleges are reporting increases, the numbers surprised officials at the university.
Va. Military Institute Commandant Retires Amid Racial Reckoning
Virginia Military Institute commandant William Wanovich will retire at the end of the academic year, the college announced and The Washington Post reported. Wanovich came under scrutiny for posing in a photo mocking Hispanics at a Halloween party three years ago.
Oxytocin, Part 2
Can this hormone help those with autism spectrum disorder? In today's Academic Minute, part two of our Oxytocin Series, Utah...