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Banning Left Turns to Improve Traffic Flow
Hate waiting to make a left turn at a busy intersection? You’re not alone. In today’s Academic Minute, Pennsylvania State...
Can 2 Jobs Be Merged Into 1?
Harvard’s Kennedy School plans to combine admissions and financial aid positions and to lay off those who hold the positions today. Some experts are dubious.
‘Best of Both Worlds’
Education Department expansion will allow more people to participate in prison education programs while the department prepares for across-the-board Pell Grant access for incarcerated students.
The Number of Colleges Continues to Shrink
More public and private two-year and four-year colleges closed or merged between 2019-20 and 2020-21 than was true for for-profit institutions, a change from recent trends.
Countering Campus Carry
New report pushes for expanded federal role in regulating guns at higher education institutions, as many states have passed laws permitting campus carry.
The Week in Admissions News
Republican skepticism on doubling Pell Grants; getting ready for the Delta variant; Pelosi on Biden’s authority to cancel student debt; international education.
Academic Minute: Let’s Ban Left Turns
Today on the Academic Minute: Vikash Gayah, associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State...
The New Common App
It removed some questions and added questions -- and 60 members.