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Mandaeans
Who are the Mandaeans? In today's Academic Minute, Butler University's James F. McGrath delves into this historical religious group. McGrath...
How Much Did Coronavirus Disruptions Affect 2 Closing Colleges?
The San Francisco Art Institute will not admit any new students. MacMurray College will close its doors permanently. Both cite the coronavirus outbreak as contributing to financial challenges that were already growing.
A Deadly Toll in Academe
Four prominent academics died last month from COVID-19. The toll is likely to grow as the coronavirus spreads and more Americans die, as predicted by public health authorities.
Academic Minute: Who Are the Mandaeans?
Today on the Academic Minute, James F. McGrath, a professor of religion at Butler University, looks into the history of...
Former Governor Seeks to Jump From MGM to University Presidency
A former governor of Nevada is leaving a casino giant to seek the presidency of the University of Nevada, Reno...
7-Month Sentence for Admissions Fraud
Elizabeth Henriquez, a California woman, was sentenced to seven months in prison for her role in the admissions scandal. Henriquez...
Judge Lets Watkins-Belmont Merger Continue
A Nashville, Tenn., judge on Friday declined to issue a temporary injunction for the planned merger between Watkins College of...
What the Therapist Knows
A magistrate judge in New York is seeking to make available the confidential records of a therapist-student relationship, to gain more information about a university's possible Title IX violations.