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Namesake Trustee Removed From Gardner-Webb Board
Gardner-Webb University has removed O. Max Gardner III from its Board of Trustees. Fellow board members kicked him off for...
Cal State Long Beach Students Protest Graduation Plans
Students at California State University, Long Beach, are protesting the lack of a graduation ceremony in which they will walk...
Sore Losers in Presidential History
Being a sore loser in a presidential race has historical precedent. In today’s Academic Minute, Lawrence University’s Jerald Podair explains...
Is For-Profit Higher Education on Its Last Legs?
Possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university raises existential questions about the for-profit sector and federal regulation of higher education. A panel of experts weighs them.
New Initiative Seeks to Provide Clearer Data on MSIs
Scholars launched a new database focused on minority-serving institutions to create more clarity among researchers, policy makers and others about how to classify and study them.
Study Field Not Key to New Academic Program Success
A report identifying the types of new academic programs that succeed found no clear pattern favoring science programs over those in the humanities.
Presidential Sore Losers: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Jerald Podair, professor of history and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies Emeritus at...
Treating Farm Families Unfairly?
Students from families that own farms or small businesses could see less financial aid under the new formula set to launch this year, but some groups are calling on Congress to fix the issue before the new FAFSA is released.