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Overcoming Adversity: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Robin Morrison, senior researcher at the University of Zurich and affiliate scientist at the Dian...
New on the Job: Whitney McDowell-Robinson, Brenau University
McDowell-Robinson joined Brenau’s newly renamed student development and engagement team in June, leading efforts to support students holistically.
Wesleyan and U of Minnesota Drop Legacy Admissions
Wesleyan University will no longer consider applicants’ ties to alumni in admissions decisions, the institution announced last week. Wesleyan president...
Bridge Programs Over Troubled Water
Precollege programs can help boost access for students from underrepresented communities. The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling could force colleges to rethink them.
The Week in Admissions News
A longer wait for student loan relief; stagnant Latino graduation rates; a new cyberscam.
New Programs: Special Education, Finance, Cannabis, Management
The following new programs have been started by colleges: Alma College is starting an online master of arts in special...
Anthropologists Vote to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions
About seven in 10 of the 37 percent of members who voted backed the resolution. A similar measure in 2016, with half of AAA members voting, failed.
Positive Partnership: College and University Create Adult Learner Pathway, Apprenticeships
Two private Pennsylvania institutions are strengthening the workforce pipeline in the state with a new online degree program geared toward adult learners.