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The End of the Dean’s List
Two Ivy League universities recently did away with certain age-old academic honors, arguing they cause unnecessary stress and competition.
Kentucky University Leaders Defend Diversity, in Differing Ways
The leaders of Kentucky’s two largest public universities have, with differing degrees of directness, spoken out in recent days about...
The History of Stone Walls: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Robert M. Thorson, professor of earth sciences at the University of Connecticut, explains what we...
Student Arrested in Shooting Deaths at CU Colorado Springs
A student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was arrested Monday in the shooting deaths of a fellow...
California State Union Approves Tentative Deal, Despite Dissent
Members of the union representing roughly 29,000 California State University faculty members, librarians and others have approved the tentative agreement...
What Helps Students Feel Like They Belong?
Research from the University of Illinois finds college students derive belongingness from four factors. Having the cultural capital to navigate higher education matters most to students from racial and ethnic minority groups.
College Leaders Crack Down on Student Protests
MIT, Stanford and Brown have taken tougher steps to restrict and punish student protesters, prompting criticism by free speech advocates and the demonstrators themselves.
The Week in Admissions News
University of Missouri system extends test-optional policy; New York fines the College Board for selling student data; Wisconsin approves guaranteed admissions.