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Preaching to, and Challenging, the Liberal Arts Choir
In a conversation with presidents of small private colleges, tech company executives praise graduates’ leadership and critical thinking ability but say they need to develop skills for a first job, too.
When a Criminology Student Turns Criminal
The man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology. Academics in his field say it’s a mistake to connect his scholarship to the brutal crime.
Academic Freedom Alliance Opposes Divisive Concepts Bans
The Academic Freedom Alliance, an ideologically diverse group of college and university faculty members dedicated to free expression, opines against...
Mizzou Won’t Punish Student for Racist Snapchat
Citing First Amendment rights, the University of Missouri said Monday that it will not take action against a student who shared a Snapchat that contained a racial slur and seemed to encourage violence toward Black people.
HEROES Act at Center of Debt-Relief Legal Fight
Executive overreach or legal use of statutory authority? That will be a key question for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider when it hears arguments in two debt-relief lawsuits early this year.
An ‘Ax Falling’ at Manhattanville
College announces tenured faculty layoffs and program suspensions as part of an academic realignment. Professors wonder what will be left after the college is done cutting.
New Hope Center Report on the ‘College SNAP Gap’
A new report released by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University offers guidance to state...
Foxx Wins Chair of House Ed and Workforce Committee
Representative Virginia Foxx is returning to the top post on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce following a...