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HBCUs Plan Cuts After Congress Misses Funding Deadline
The Senate's failure to renew $255 million in annual mandatory funding for historically black colleges is already having consequences on...
Harold Bloom Dies at 89
Harold Bloom died Monday at the age of 89. He was a literary scholar at Yale University and an influential...
Academic Minute: Peer Assessment and Critical Thinking
Today on the Academic Minute, Steve Joordens, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough, discusses why critical thinking...
New Programs: The Zoo, Animal Health, Law
Miami University in Ohio is starting a master's degree with a local zoo in which students will learn from the...
Sexual Misconduct at Elite Universities Surveyed
Association of American Universities campus climate survey finds students are more aware of reporting sexual assaults and seeking help.
Twitter's Gender Imbalance
Female academics have about half the followers of men on Twitter and wield otherwise diminished influence there, according to a new study. The analysis pertains to medicine, but women across fields say the findings ring true.
Managing Generational Differences in the Workplace
Diversity in an organization doesn’t just mean race or gender. In today's Academic Minute, Miami University's Meg Gerhardt examines how...
Early Decision: For the Privileged?
Who benefits from the admissions practice and what should be done about its implications for equity?