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Education Department Approves $1.5B in Debt Relief
The Department of Education announced today that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in...
Improve Traffic Flow in Cities by Banning Left Turns
Hate waiting to make a left turn at a busy intersection? You’re not alone. In today’s Academic Minute, Pennsylvania State...
Black Menaces Want to Educate You
A group of Black students started a popular TikTok account where they ask their peers questions about race and identity. Now they’re encouraging others to do the same at campuses across the country.
Study: College Reopenings Increased Community COVID-19 Cases
A new peer-reviewed study published Monday found that when colleges that went online during the coronavirus pandemic reopened in the...
New Bill Targets Endowments
Federal legislation would require public and private colleges with endowments over $1 billion to cover between 25 and 75 percent of all students’ cost of attendance. Higher ed experts say colleges won’t be able to do that, given strict rules around endowment spending.
Editors Step Down From Journal, Citing Lack of Support
Retraction Watch reported that all four editors in chief of the journal Aging Cell resigned, citing workload issues and lack...
Fla. Students Largely Ignore ‘Intellectual Freedom’ Survey
A controversial “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” survey issued to students and employees at Florida public universities elicited a remarkably...
The Case for Gender-Diverse Research Teams
Study finds that male-female research teams produce more innovative, impactful research than all-male or all-female teams, and the more gender-balanced the diverse teams are, the better.