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Parkinson’s Drug Improves, Then Diminishes, Quality of Life
Treating Parkinson’s disease is never an easy prospect. In today’s Academic Minute, Amal Alachkar of the University of California, Irvine...
Study: Parent PLUS Loans Increase Racial Debt Burdens
Black parents are disproportionately burdened by Parent PLUS borrowing, a new study finds, leading to deeper racial inequities in student loan borrowing and higher education at large.
New Presidents or Provosts: College of the Ozarks, Connecticut State CC, Gonzaga U, Spelman College, Stony Brook U, U of Portland, Wagner College
Angelo Araimo, interim president of Wagner College, in New York, has been named to the job on a permanent basis...
Building ‘Community’ Online
With Facebook on the decline, some institutions are turning to a third-party app to foster connection among new first-year students. Faculty, administrators and current students are also welcome.
PETA vs. UW’s Primate Center
A judge has prohibited the University of Washington from releasing the names of an animal research committee to PETA. The animal-rights organization is appealing, alleging mistreatment of primates.
Stanford Student’s Family Creates Suicide Prevention Program
The parents of Katie Meyer, a goalkeeper on the Stanford University women’s soccer team who died by suicide in March...
‘African Studies Review’ Won’t Retract Autoethnography Essay
The editors of African Studies Review won’t retract a recent article by two white scholars promoting autoethnography, a research method...
Gaps in Asian American, Pacific Islander Student Outcomes
A new report released Tuesday by the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California-based organization focused on closing equity gaps in...