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Offloading Steinways Amid Music Program Cuts
As part of Pennsylvania’s plan to consolidate operations for public universities, Lock Haven is eliminating its music major and donating 11 of 22 Steinway pianos to other colleges and nonprofits.
Capital Campaign Watch: Bluefield, UNC Chapel Hill
Bluefield University, in Virginia, has raised more than $18 million in a campaign that started in 2017. The goal was...
How to Criticize China
Academics in Hong Kong find ways, more subtle than in the past, to make their points. But many fear the new national security law.
Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Mandate
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule mandating that large employers require employees get...
Iowa Becomes Test Optional in Public University Admissions
The Iowa Board of Regents voted this week to become test optional in admissions at the state’s three public universities...
Louisville Backs Off Punishing Online Teaching
The University of Louisville has backed away from a policy of saying it will punish professors who teach online rather...
Preventing Morphine Addiction and Curbing the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic has been overshadowed by the pandemic but is still ongoing. In today’s Academic Minute, Oliver Civelli of...
Sticking With In-Person Classes as COVID Spikes
Successful mitigation measures allow colleges to bring students back to campus, even as COVID-19 cases are taking off. Strategies vary by campus, with some efforts limited by governing boards.