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Debate Over Hawaii-Themed Party at U of South Dakota
Law students at the University of South Dakota planned a "Hawaiian Day" party but changed the name of the event...
Academic Minute: Infrastructure Spending
Today on the Academic Minute, Steven Pressman, professor of economics at Colorado State University, examines whether gridlock in Congress will...
Lecture Halls for Learning, Not Watching Netflix
A Purdue University pilot program that blocked access to Netflix and other streaming sites in lecture halls is being rolled out across all academic spaces on campus.
Will Clay Christensen Put His Money Where His Mouth Is?
A college president frustrated by the Harvard professor's predictions that half of private colleges may close offers him a $1 million bet.
The Trouble With Classics Continues
New video shows exactly what was said during a heated discussion at the annual gathering of classicists in January. Does it change anything?
Southern Vermont Is Latest Small College to Close
Southern Vermont College announced Monday that it is closing. It becomes the latest in a string of colleges -- generally...
Green Infrastructure to Reduce Water Pollution
Overflowing sewers are a problem in many cities. In today's Academic Minute, part of Swarthmore College Week, Arthur McGarity explores...
UC Drops Elsevier
After months of negotiating over open-access fees and paywalls, the University of California System follows through on threat to cancel its journal subscription deal with Elsevier.