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Academic Minute: Bystander Effect
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Amherst College Week, Catherine Sanderson, a professor of psychology, explains that the bystander...
Degrees Outpace Job Requirements in Most Cities
A new report from the Urban Institute used federal data to analyze the "mix-match" between the share of residents with...
Promoting Gender Equity or Sexism?
University of Glasgow requires that female Ph.D. candidates have at least one woman on their doctoral examination panel. Some see move forcing “academic housework” on senior female academics.
Maine System Bans Professor Behind Anti-Kavanaugh Course
Susan Feiner, a retired professor of women's and gender studies at the University of Southern Maine who offered students a...
Thomas Jefferson Law Won't Admit Students for Spring
The Thomas Jefferson School of Law, widely criticized for the low employment and bar passage rates of its graduates, will...
Closing the Gap Between University Presses and Libraries
Two leading university presses are changing the way they sell their digital collections to libraries -- cutting out the middlemen. Will others follow suit?
Prices Level Off -- for Now
New annual data from the College Board show that college tuition and fees have moderated since the recession, with public college prices dropping slightly this year. But they may rise again soon.
A University Helps Its Peers Go Online
As an early adopter of online learning, Franklin University built a strong technology and content infrastructure -- which it is now deploying with other colleges that want to start or expand their own digital course offerings.