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A Potential Path Forward for Pell Grant Expansion

Proponents of controversial legislation to expand the Pell Grant to short-term workforce training programs want to attach it to a defense bill that Congress must pass. A House committee will determine whether the gambit works.

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Women Make Global Gains as Researchers, but Gaps Persist

A large-scale global study found that while the number of women in academic research is growing, STEM fields remain dominated by men.

Conceal Less, Reveal More: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Amit Kumar, assistant professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Texas at Austin...
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Colleges in Republicans’ Crosshairs Enroll Only a Sliver of U.S. College Students

About one percent of U.S. undergraduates attend the 12 selective, mostly private institutions under Congressional scrutiny. But conservatives cast them as emblematic of higher education writ large.

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Training Future Doctors to Be Health Equity Advocates

Many doctors don’t address the nonmedical social conditions that determine patients’ health outcomes. A growing number of medical schools are focused on changing that.

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On-Campus Thrift Stores Benefit Planet, Students’ Wallets

College students can think green by donating to and shopping at on-campus clothing pantries, saving money for themselves and their peers.

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Parting Thoughts From a Retiring President

As David Wippman prepares to step down from Hamilton College, he shares his views on topics including free speech, presidential statements and “Animal House.”

UW Oshkosh Depletes Reserves

Facing steep financial challenges, the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh has spent all of the discretionary money in its unrestricted...