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Vermont Law and Graduate School Can Cover Slavery Murals, Court Rules

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Vermont Law and Graduate School can permanently cover a pair of...

A Recursive History of Urban Simulation: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Cornell University’s Impacts of AI Week: Farzin Lotfi-Jam, assistant professor of architecture and...

Southern California Colleges Prepare for Hurricane

Colleges and universities across Southern California canceled in-person classes and made other preparations for the unusual West Coast hurricane that...
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Feds Complicate College Mergers, With Possible Unintended Consequences

At a time when mergers might help more institutions survive, new rules from the Education Department—aimed at protecting students and taxpayers—might result in more college closures instead.

A graph of Wake Technical Community College's enrollment growth overlaid onto a photo of students in class.

Community Colleges Buoyed by Modest Enrollment Growth

As some two-year colleges start to recover after deep enrollment declines, administrators at these institutions are hopeful the trend lines keep pointing up.

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Professor Leaving University After Being Dubbed ‘Pretendian’ for Years

University of California, Riverside, professor resigns after colleagues alleged her Cherokee heritage claims were fraudulent. She remained employed in academe despite years of denunciations.

The Week in Admissions News

New analysis finds that most families can’t cover college costs; Arkansas bans AP African American Studies; the University of Chicago settles a financial aid antitrust lawsuit. 

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Popular Chancellor Is Ousted, and No One Is Saying Why

After 10 years as chancellor, Nancy Cantor of Rutgers-Newark will not have her contract renewed next year. Faculty and local leaders are angry.