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Cross-Campus Comparisons on COVID Aren't Easy
Public universities in Illinois vary in their COVID-testing capacity and reporting protocols, raising questions about how complete a picture some campuses may have of the rate of infection.
Failure to Communicate
Professor suspended for saying a Chinese word that sounds like a racial slur in English.
Be Careful What You Wish For
Study finds that when top colleges give more weight to interviews and essays, seeking more diversity, they may get less. Giving less weight to standardized testing, on the other hand, works.
Academic Minute: College Choice Among First-Generation Students
Today on the Academic Minute, Tiffany Cresswell-Yeager, assistant professor of higher education leadership at Gwynedd Mercy University, discusses how class...
Bloomberg Donates $100M to Black Med Schools
Michael Bloomberg, businessman, former mayor of New York City and one-time Democratic candidate for president, announced on Thursday that his...
National U Holds Off on Name Change to Honor Donor Investigated for Child Porn
In October, National University announced it would be changing its name to Sanford National University to honor California philanthropist T...
COVID-19 Roundup: A Strike and Suspensions
Graduate students at the University of Michigan begin a work stoppage today. Four institutions go online and four hand out dozens of suspensions. The University of Alabama defends its strategy.
Michigan State to Rename Building That Honored Klan Member
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees is set to vote this week to rename a campus building after some officials learned the building’s namesake was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.