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Pitt Will Require New Students to Take Course on Racism
The University of Pittsburgh will require all new students to take a one-credit course called Anti-Black Racism: History, Ideology and Resistance.
Iowa Eliminates 4 Teams
The University of Iowa is eliminating four of its 24 athletic teams -- men’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming and...
Alumni, Students Protest Pence as Commencement Speaker
Alumni of and students at Wisconsin Lutheran College are protesting the college's decision to invite Vice President Mike Pence to...
Academic Minute: The Effects of Travel
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Texas A&M University Center for Sports Management Research and Education Week, James Petrick...
New Orleans Colleges Face 2 Tropical Storms
With Tropical Storms Marco and Laura headed to New Orleans, colleges there are going to virtual instruction or canceling class...
Community-Based Research on Global Service Learning
Service learning can benefit marginalized communities. In today's Academic Minute, part of University of Central Arkansas Week, Leah Horton discusses...
Disparities in Testing
Colleges are planning a wide range of COVID-19 testing strategies, ranging from frequent universal testing to no campus-based testing at all. Variation of approaches raises questions about equity.
Will Shame Make Students Stop Socializing?
Shame and fear aren't the best motivators for public health campaigns, experts say. But colleges take that approach amid COVID-19 outbreaks as campuses reopen.