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University of Tennessee Student Dies in Boxing Match
A University of Tennessee at Knoxville student, Tanner Wray, was pronounced dead at the University of Tennessee Medical Center Friday...
If You Make Them Laugh, Will They Apply?
Colleges bombard bright high school students with pitches. Will an unexpected bit of humor motivate them to look more seriously at an institution?
Western Kentucky University to Cut 140 Jobs
Amid state funding cuts and a drop in enrollments, Western Kentucky University announced plans to eliminate 140 jobs, cut a...
Admissions Movement to Support Student Protests Grows
More colleges announce that students who are suspended for participating in peaceful activism will not be hurt in admissions process.
Going Over Time at Conferences by Gender
Research suggests that women are underrepresented as speakers at conferences, especially in certain fields. But when they are invited to...
Academic Minute: The Character Gap
Today on the Academic Minute, Christian Miller, professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University, discusses why making slow, incremental change...
Lawrence Krauss Accused of Harassing Women
Several talks by Lawrence Krauss, a professor of physics at Arizona State University and a well-known skeptic, were canceled after...
Small Black College Will Close
Concordia in Alabama, the only Lutheran HBCU, will end operations. It is second small religious college to announce closure in a week.