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Calbright Gains Accreditation
Calbright College, California’s first all-online community college, received accreditation from the Distance Education Accrediting Commission on Friday. The initial accreditation...
California Bill to Ease Transfer Stokes Controversy
Advocates say legislation would smooth access to University of California campuses. UC leaders say the approach is oversimplified.
New Common App Launches, With Changes
The Common Application is set to launch today with a slate of changes, some of which are meant to help...
Jerry Falwell Jr. Sues Liberty Over His Father’s Trademark
Amid ongoing litigation against Liberty University, former Liberty president Jerry Falwell Jr. has filed another lawsuit, suing the evangelical institution...
Weighing Retracting an Abortion Critic’s Work, With Lawyers Involved
Frontiers in Psychology retracted a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman. The British Journal of Psychiatry declined to retract another, after which editorial board members resigned. It’s a fight over abortion research in the post-Roe era.
Hawai‘i Community College Pays Ransom After Data Breach
In a rare move, a community college announced it has paid a ransom to hackers after data from roughly 28,000...
Program Launch: Virtual Reality Pilot Hones Students’ Public Speaking
A pilot program this year at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis uses virtual reality headsets to refine students’ speaking skills and presentation ability and to soothe communication anxiety.
Report Proposes Focusing Pell Grant on Living Costs, Not Tuition
The Pell Grant should be redesigned to cover a student’s living costs instead of an institution’s tuition and fees, a...