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Oxford Experiments With Affirmative Action in Ph.D. Admissions
University will examine socioeconomic background of applicants -- and won't see names and genders.
How COVID Could Impact Transfer
The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty about what will happen next. Experts say colleges need to improve transfer relationships now to stay afloat in this crisis.
Pac-12 Conference Reverses, Will Play Fall Football
Leaders in the Pac-12 Conference decided their teams will play football during the fall after all, reversing an Aug. 11...
Teaching in an Elevator
Teaching in the COVID-19 era is challenging under any circumstance. But Jay Van Bavel, associate professor of psychology at New...
Colo. County Imposes Limits on College-Age Students
The public health agency in Boulder County, Colo., on Thursday issued an order further restricting the behavior of college-aged people...
For-Profits Hope Urban Democrats Will Help Them
The association representing for-profit colleges and universities is coming under fire after a news report that it is targeting Democratic...
Zoom Draws a Line
Videoconferencing provider refuses to stream a university event featuring a member of a terrorist organization. Academic freedom hawks see virtual teaching platforms as a new front in the fight for faculty rights.
Academic Minute: Higher Education Meta-Vocabularies
Today on the Academic Minute, Johann Neem, professor in the department of history at Western Washington University, discusses three higher...