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Weekly Wisdom | Interview with VCU President Michael Rao
Get inspired by this incredible conversation about leadership with VCU President Michael Rao.
Paper: Highly Selective Private Colleges Could Diversify Student Bodies by Changing Admissions Practices
A new working paper suggests that highly selective private colleges could change the makeup of their student bodies (and the...
Overcoming Adversity: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Robin Morrison, senior researcher at the University of Zurich and affiliate scientist at the Dian...
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.
$500 Million Gift for McPherson; $200 Million for NYU Long Island Medical School
McPherson College announced a $500 million gift Friday. The donor is anonymous. The donor has previously pledged $500 million. The...
Rutgers Faculty Votes No Confidence Over Merger Plans for 2 Medical Schools
Rutgers University’s University Senate voted no confidence in President Jonathan Holloway over plans to merge the university’s two medical schools...
State Appeals Court Upholds U of Michigan’s Ban on Weapons
A state appeals court has unanimously ruled that the University of Michigan is within its rights to ban weapons on...
President Quits Weeks After Controversy Over Twitter Likes
Mark Tykocinski has resigned as president of Thomas Jefferson University and as dean of the university’s medical school, The Philadelphia...