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Canada Seeks Gender Equity in Endowed Chair Effort
One of Canada's major initiatives in higher education in recent years has been the Canada Excellence Research Chairs, in which...
Belmont Abbey Adds Bell to Promote Gratitude
Belmont Abbey College has installed a large " gratitude bell" and is encouraging anyone who wants to ring it to...
UVA Lecturer Apologizes for Black Lives Matter Post
Douglas Muir, a lecturer at the University of Virginia's engineering and business schools, has apologized for a statement he made...
Mathematical Theory of Humor
What makes you laugh? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Alberta's Chris Westbury explores humor and why we find...
White Nationalist on Campus
Posters promoting a white nationalist organization -- led by a California college student -- have appeared on campuses across the country. Some students are trying to shame him.
Oberlin Expands Its Reach
High school students will soon be able to earn college credit from Oberlin College for instruction neither delivered by the institution nor taught by its faculty members.
Academic Minute: Mathematical Theory of Humor
Today on the Academic Minute, Chris Westbury, professor in the department of psychology at the University of Alberta, explores humor...
DeVry, U.S. Settle Job Placement Claims
Settlement between for-profit university and Education Department resolves charges over unsubstantiated advertising about job placement, but Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over same claims remains.