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This is "Best of" Week on the Academic Minute. For the Best History Segment Award: Peter Filkins, professor of literature...
Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning remains a scourge in certain areas. In today's Academic Minute, part of Franklin & Marshall College Week, Harriet...
Has the Master’s Degree Bubble Burst?
Analysis suggests projections of rapid growth in the master’s degree market were vastly overstated.
Prohibiting Caste Prejudice on Campus
Brandeis has added caste identity as "a recognized and protected characteristic" in the institution's antidiscrimination policy. The move was made to address caste distinctions among students and faculty members of South Asian descent.
529 Savings for Loans
Proposed spending bill would let people use 529 savings plans to pay down student loans. Critics say the move would mostly benefit those with enough resources to contribute to a plan.
Education Deserts
New report examines access to postsecondary opportunities by ZIP code, questions the impact of free college and says for-profit institutions fill gaps between public colleges.
Hillsdale and Missouri Settle Battle Over Bequest
Hillsdale College has settled a lawsuit against the University of Missouri over the terms of a bequest to the university’s...
Calif. Mulls Adding Cal State Campus
California's Legislature has funded a study to determine whether the state should add a 24th campus to its California State...