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Amherst Names Emory Dean Next President
Amherst College on Wednesday named Michael A. Elliott, a professor of English and dean of the College of Arts and...
Women Are Doubly Victimized by Sexual Violence: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Mia Bloom, professor of communication and Middle East studies at Georgia State University, explains why...
UC Ethnic Studies Admissions Criteria Causes Debate
A University of California faculty committee halted a proposal that would have required high school students to take a semester...
Another College Restores Mask Mandate
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, restored its indoor mask mandate on Tuesday. This is the last week of...
Parkinson’s Drug Improves, Then Diminishes, Quality of Life
Treating Parkinson’s disease is never an easy prospect. In today’s Academic Minute, Amal Alachkar of the University of California, Irvine...
Study: Parent PLUS Loans Increase Racial Debt Burdens
Black parents are disproportionately burdened by Parent PLUS borrowing, a new study finds, leading to deeper racial inequities in student loan borrowing and higher education at large.
New Presidents or Provosts: College of the Ozarks, Connecticut State CC, Gonzaga U, Spelman College, Stony Brook U, U of Portland, Wagner College
Angelo Araimo, interim president of Wagner College, in New York, has been named to the job on a permanent basis...
Building ‘Community’ Online
With Facebook on the decline, some institutions are turning to a third-party app to foster connection among new first-year students. Faculty, administrators and current students are also welcome.