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New Data on the Publishing Gender Gap
A new study from the publisher Elsevier, which is based on information from Elsevier's Scopus database, finds that the overall...
Blunt: No Cuts to Work-Study
The chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee that handles education funding told U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos “it’s almost certain”...
Opinion
How the Humanities Sound
Scholars are using core humanities practices like writing and teaching to engage with the world in all sorts of important, dynamic ways, argues Dan Kubis.
Coronavirus and Higher Education
Roundup of news about how higher education is coping with initial U.S. impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, and how colleges are preparing for a dizzying array of likely disruptions.
Wesleyan Will Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels
After discussions about aligning its endowment investment practices with its sustainability efforts, Wesleyan University trustees have agreed the institution should...
Former Frank Lloyd Wright School Will Fight to Stay Open
Less than six weeks after voting to close the School of Architecture at Taliesin, the institution’s Board of Directors has...
Academic Minute: Out-of-School Children
Today on the Academic Minute, Grace Pai, assistant professor of mathematics at Guttman Community College, explores the impact of lack...
Preparing for the Worst
UPDATE: The University of Washington, one of the U.S. institutions most affected by the coronavirus, moves to all-remote classes amid preparations for a possible escalation.