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More than half of CUNY community college students drop out within three years without a degree and struggle with hefty nontuition costs, a new report found. These are long-standing problems system leaders have tried combat.
Naomi Wolf Sought to Delay Release of Her Doctoral Thesis
Oxford rejected her request to delay release of error-strewn dissertation.
Sense Making by Parents of Children With Disabilities
Making sense of information is crucial for parenting a special needs child. In today's Academic Minute, part of Northern Kentucky...
Are Algorithms the Answer?
An experiment suggests colleges can help students bypass remedial courses for college-level classes by using algorithms instead of placement tests to predict academic outcomes.
Yale Drama School Goes Tuition-Free After Major Gift
Yale is one of several institutions to receive significant financial support from entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen.
A New Beginning for Bethune-Cookman
Using a loan designed specifically for historically Black colleges and universities, Bethune-Cookman was able to refinance a dorm that would have cost the university $306 million.
Newly Tenured… at Arkansas State, Carleton
Arkansas State University Scott Bruce, athletic training Jessica Curtis, psychology Katerina Hill, marketing Donghoon Kim, computer science Jeff McLaughlin, theater...
Dean at Howard Tweets in Support of Bill Cosby
A new dean at Howard University tweeted support for Bill Cosby after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by the...