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Uncompensated ER Care
Uninsured emergency room visits are costly for hospitals. In today's Academic Minute, part of New York Institute of Technology Week...
Telling Students Not to Speak Chinese
A professor at Duke University steps down from her administrative role after sending an email to students suggesting they not speak Chinese in student lounge and study areas.
Survival of the Proactive
Small-college leaders share how their institutions have attempted to ward off enrollment crises before they happen.
Underrepresented Students, Unintended Consequences
Two prominent researchers say some selective colleges have responded to pressure to hit national benchmarks for enrolling low-income students -- in ways that hurt other needy students who are equally academically worthy.
DNA Testing, Race and an Admissions Lawsuit
Federal judge allows to proceed a suit in which white student says an admissions officer told her she might improve her odds of getting into medical school by discovering Native American or African American lineage.
Johns Hopkins to Expand in Washington
Johns Hopkins University will spend $372.5 million to buy a high-profile Washington building that houses the Newseum, with plans to...
College-Educated Immigrants in the U.S.
A new analysis from the Pew Research Center offers data on college-educated immigrants in the United States. The analysis notes...
‘Voluntary’ Departures: the New Expulsion?
Legal experts ponder whether public universities can ask students who are racist or who misbehave to leave. Has this become the new strategy to avoid kicking them out and facing First Amendment backlash?