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College Drops $750 Fee for Not Being Vaccinated
West Virginia Wesleyan College has dropped its $750 fee for students who are not vaccinated, WDTV News reported. "The COVID...
Academic Minute: Sacred Pregnancy in the Age of the ‘Nones’
Today on the Academic Minute: Ann Duncan, associate professor of American studies and religion at Goucher College, determines nonreligious people...
Students Support Mask, Vaccine Mandates -- but Not Parties
Two new polls find students overwhelmingly support vaccine and mask mandates at their institutions and are hesitant about returning to normal college life.
Law Makes Textbook Prices Transparent to Ore. Students
Starting next year, Oregon’s public colleges will be required by law to disclose textbook prices before students enroll in classes.
Consumers Value Effort Over Ease in Caregiving
Caregiving is never easy. In today's Academic Minute, Texas A&M University's Ximena Garcia-Rada determines that products to ease the burden...
Intent to Hire
Ohio State University’s education program is taking a “grow-your-own” approach to faculty diversity, training postdocs to become tenure-track professors -- in the college.
Transition Amid Grief
After their presidents died unexpectedly, Converse University and Saint Augustine’s University had to quickly install new leadership. Succession plans for such tragedies have become high priorities for college and university boards in the wake of the pandemic.
Fee-Free College Applications Gain Popularity
More colleges embrace the idea, but some worry about the lost revenue.