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3 More Parents Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal
Three more parents in the admissions scandal have pleaded guilty, prosecutors have announced. Gregory and Marcia Abbott and Peter Jan...
Democratic Primary Voters Back Student Loan Forgiveness in Poll
A majority of Democratic primary voters say they favor some form of student loan forgiveness in a Newsy/Ipsos poll released...
‘Cracks in the Ivory Tower’
Authors discuss their new book on "moral mess" of higher education.
Another 'Big Deal' Bites the Dust
Citing unsustainable price increases, leaders at Louisiana State University have decided to walk away from their comprehensive subscription deal with Elsevier.
MIT Bioengineer Accused of Research Misconduct
A new paper in mAbs alleges that Ram Sasisekharan, professor of biological engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claimed two...
Americans' Quality of Life
Americans donate the most to charity. But today on the Academic Minute, Franklin Pierce University's Allan Rachlin examines why we’re...
Study Finds More Low-Income Students Attending College
A new report claims more poor students than ever are enrolling in the nation's colleges and universities, but a disproportionate number are attending less selective or open-access institutions, which may hinder their chances for success.
Whose Dissertation Is It, Anyway?
Balking at a requirement to upload a copy of his doctoral thesis to an online database run by library services company ProQuest, one student pushes back.