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Brexit Vote Stuns British Academe
Decision to leave E.U. reflects divisions in nation but goes against wishes of university leaders and many professors.
Wellderly
What good is extending your life span if your health doesn’t go along with it? In today's Academic Minute, Scripps...
Supreme Court Upholds Consideration of Race
Surprise ruling comes in much-litigated dispute over policies at University of Texas at Austin. Higher ed leaders see formula they can embrace for continuing their current policies.
Accreditor on Life Support
Federal panel recommends termination for ACICS, an accreditor of several notorious for-profits, while also tightening the screws on the American Bar Association and other agencies.
Why Do Scientific Researchers Read Blogs?
Scientific researchers -- at least the ones reading the blogs runs by the open-access publisher PLOS -- turn to blogs...
Academic Minute: Wellderly
Today in the Academic Minute, Ali Torkamani, an assistant professor of molecular and experimental medicine at Scripps Research Institute, studies...
Rape Survivor Meets Ex-Coach of Alleged Attackers
A woman who said she was gang-raped by Oregon State University football players met with the players' former coach on...
Study: How Athletes Identify Influences GPA
College athletes who identify more strongly with an athletic, rather than academic, identity have lower grade point averages, according to...