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The Future of Fintech: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Aparna Gupta, professor of quantitative finance, explores how technology...
Princeton Seminarians Call For Trustee’s Removal
More than 300 Princeton Theological Seminary students and alumni signed a letter to the institution’s president asking that a Board...
Education Department Will Tap Secret Shoppers
Advocates see the use of secret shoppers—or undercover agents—to go after colleges that may be lying as long overdue and a signal the Education Department is taking responsibility for its role as financial regulator.
Lesley Faculty Vote No Confidence in President—Again
Lesley University’s Faculty Assembly says it has voted no confidence in university president Janet Steinmayer for the second time in...
Louisiana’s U of Holy Cross to Reduce Size of Faculty
The University of Holy Cross, in Louisiana, will reduce the size of its faculty from 74 to 60 by 2026...
Vision
There are always obstacles in our way. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week, Brett Fajen looks...
A Quashed Pay Cut Continues to Create Tensions
A draft of a faculty agreement for the Maricopa Community Colleges proposed reducing pay for one group of faculty members to bring their wages in line with others. The final version mostly nixed the pay cut, but critics are still concerned.
The Myth of Education as Equalizer
A professor argues that the main purpose of higher education is not simply to prepare students for the workforce but to help solve society’s ills.