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'No Confidence' Vote for UMass President
The Faculty Senate at the University of Massachusetts at Boston voted “no confidence” in Marty Meehan, president of the state...
Religion-Based Attitudes on LGBTQ Rights
We’re still trying to fully understand prejudice in our society. In today's Academic Minute, Albright College's Elizabeth Kiester looks into...
Strip Speech
A student's protest of an acting professor's comments about her "short shorts" sparks conversations about dress codes -- and whether it's ever OK for faculty members to comment on students' attire.
Commencement Speech at Sweet Briar Leaves Many Alumnae Furious
Comments such as "it's only natural for men from Mars to follow the shortest skirt in the room" leave many in audience shocked that a graduation address at women's college would defend sexist and harassing behavior. And there was more.
Coffee Shop Ends Ties to Duke
Joe Van Gogh Coffee announced Friday that it would end all ties to Duke University and shut down its coffee...
The New Stealth and Not-So-Stealth Applicants: Transfers
Princeton admits first transfer applicants since 1990. And new data may help those colleges that never stopped.
Grad Rates Up With Tennessee Promise
The first class of students who participated in Tennessee Promise, the pioneering state program to offer free community college, are...
One Liberal Arts College Wants More Female Students
Washington & Jefferson has roughly equal split between male and female students, a ratio many colleges would envy, but it's seeking more women.