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Disabled Student Unions Fight for Better Accessibility
Spurred by the pandemic, student unions for disabled students are emerging to demand more accommodations, create support communities and raise public awareness of the challenges their population faces.
Winter Graduations Could Be Super-Spreader Events
With the Omicron variant fueling a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, one expert is urging institutions to use layered mitigation strategies to minimize contagion during December graduation ceremonies.
Academic Minute: Benefits, Risks and Accuracy of Social Media
Today on the Academic Minute: Mindy Brummett, assistant professor of physical therapy at the University of North Texas Health Science...
Education as a ‘Consumption Good’
U.N. official warns that universities are at risk because of their packaging.
Princeton Reduces Information It Releases on Admissions
It’s that time of year, when leading colleges boast about their early decision admits. But Princeton University is not releasing...
$50M Gift Launches Energy Institute at Oklahoma State
A $50 million donation to Oklahoma State University will establish a new institute for American energy, the university announced Thursday...
Inflation for Colleges Up 2.7% in Fiscal 2021
Inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 2.7 percent in fiscal year 2021, which ended in June, according to Commonfund’s...
Study: Football Head Trauma Linked to Health Abnormalities
A new study of college football players suggests that repeated blows to the head cause “abnormal regulation of inflammation, less...