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Ed Department Opens New Civil Rights Center
The U.S. Department of Education's civil rights office is launching a center to increase awareness of civil rights laws by...
Iranian Student Denied Entry to U.S.
The student was bound for study at Northeastern University but was sent back after arriving in Boston. He's the latest in what experts say has been a troubling number of cases of Iranians being turned back despite having valid student visas.
New Presidents or Provosts: Keuka College, Lancaster U, Limestone College, Pennsylvania State U-Brandywine, Queen's U, San José City College, U of Mobile, U of Wisconsin-Stout
Monica Baloga, vice president for academic administration at the Florida Institute of Technology, has been selected as provost at Limestone...
Nudging With Incentives
New research compares efforts to encourage students to re-enroll in college with information alone or with tuition waivers. The financial incentives appear to work better.
Women in STEM Fields
Keeping more women in STEM programs is a key focus for the future. In today's Academic Minute, part of Worcester...
The ‘Hidden Consensus’ for Affirmative Action
New book says campuses are far less polarized on the issue than is widely believed.
Historians Object to National Archives' Altered Photo
The American Historical Association sent a letter to the National Archives over the long weekend, objecting to the agency’s decision...
Academic Minute: Women in STEM Fields
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Week, Rick Vaz, professor of interdisciplinary and global studies, explores...