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Report: Public Colleges Promoting Risky Lenders
Public colleges and universities -- including Virginia Tech, the University of Connecticut and the University of Oklahoma -- are encouraging...
Georgetown Revokes Honorary Degree From Late Provost for Sexual Misconduct
Georgetown University has revoked the honorary degree and all other university recognitions of the Reverend J. Donald Freeze, a Jesuit...
Humanities Are Shrinking, Except at Community Colleges
Global survey of higher education finds the trend everywhere but at U.S. two-year institutions.
Stanford Changes Admissions Policy for Athletes
University, citing competition in football from Notre Dame and USC, will allow athletes to enroll early in a three-year experiment.
The First Commercial Space Firm -- in 1962
What was COMSAT? In today's Academic Minute, Robert Edgell of SUNY Polytechnic Institute goes back to the space race to...
Texas Gets 7th Public University System
Texas Woman's University plans to hire two additional presidents to lead the soon-to-be-independent institutions in Dallas and Houston.
Undemocratic Civics at Purdue?
Some professors say the university is pursuing a civics literacy requirement against the will of the faculty and in so doing giving students the wrong message.
A Virtual Culture of Care
The Caring Campus Initiative launched as a national effort to coach community college faculty and staff members on how to better connect with students. The pandemic forced participating campuses to foster a sense of belonging for students online.