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Colleges a ‘Juicy Target’ for Cyberextortion
Cybercriminals using ransomware increasingly focus on colleges and universities. What steps can institutions take to minimize their own risks -- and threats to the sector?
Richmond Students Continue to Call for Building Name Changes
A coalition of Black students at the University of Richmond calling for the names of a slave owner and a segregationist to be removed from campus buildings has moved up their deadline for demands to be met in response to university leaders’ refusal to change the names.
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Track Student-Level Outcomes
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced into the new Congress the College Transparency Act, which would remove...
Athletes Start #NotNCAAProperty Protest Ahead of Tourney
Athletes competing in the upcoming National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s basketball tournament started a social media campaign Wednesday...
Women Outpace Men in Academic Performance Tourney
The women's version of our annual academic success bracket for NCAA Division I basketball produced an unusual cliffhanger because so many teams have strong records.
Dream Derailed Leads to Lawsuit Against Berkeley
A former international student has filed suit claiming the university's international student advising office misinformed him of a deadline to apply for authorization to work in the U.S.
House Passes Dream Act
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 229 to 197 Thursday in favor of the American Dream and Promise Act of...
Science and Communication
There are many challenges in breaking down science for consumption. In today's Academic Minute, Laura Guertin of Pennsylvania State University...