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Oregon Apologizes for Statement on Student Death
The University of Oregon has revised and apologized for a statement it issued after a student was found dead at...
Dancing and the Elderly
Dancing isn’t just for the young. In today's Academic Minute, Hamline University's Lisa Stegall describes how moving to the muic...
Universities Quietly Collaborate with Facebook
A growing number of academics are working with the social media platform to build new products, but few want to talk about it.
Republicans Like Higher Ed
New America survey finds a more nuanced, positive view of higher education among Republicans than previous surveys, but a partisan divide on who should pay for college.
Champion for Low-Income Students Gets a Boost Itself
By embedding college advisers in schools with many underrepresented students, College Advising Corps has helped 300,000 enter postsecondary education. It aims to hit 1 million by 2025.
Deal Says Nassar Survivors Must Halt Lobbying on Bills
As a part of the $500 million settlement that Michigan State University will pay to the survivors of Larry Nassar’s...
Student Wants to 'End Affirmative Action for Women'
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights will investigate an unusual Title IX complaint that Yale discriminates against men by having certain programs and scholarships for women.
Honorary Degree for Frederick Douglass
Among the honorary degree recipients at the University of Rochester this year is Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist who died in...