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Gallaudet Moves Classes and Finals Online
Gallaudet University has moved the remaining classes this semester, as well as final exams, online, The Washington Post reported. Students...
When Is It Safe to Reopen After a COVID-19 Lockdown?
Using information to decide when to reopen after a pandemic can be tricky. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Florida...
Humanities Graduate Education Is Shrinking
A new report from the Humanities Indicators Project finds that master’s degrees in humanities fields peaked in 2012 and Ph.D.s three years later. There are no signs of a bounce back.
For Those Most at Risk, COVID-19 Is Not Over
With the lethal threat of COVID-19 on the decline, many colleges are relaxing policies to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Disability advocates fear that high-risk individuals will suffer.
Opinion
College Is About to Get Its Own Tea Party
Unless colleges and Democrats take pre-emptive action, the Biden administration’s student loan moratorium qua forgiveness could easily lead to a Republican war on higher education.
Betting on Pennsylvania Students
Pennsylvania’s governor is proposing a scholarship program for in-state college students for a third time. The stakes haven’t changed, but neither has the opposition from the horse-racing industry, whose revenues would partly fund the program.
Athletic Scholarships in Exchange for Military Service?
The U.S. military is discussing a proposal to fund scholarships for college athletes in return for their military service, Sportico...
Opinion
A Good Bookstore Is Hard to Find
Scott McLemee reviews Jeff Deutsch’s In Praise of Good Bookstores.