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Academic Minute: Mentoring At-Risk Students
Today on the Academic Minute, Kevin T. Jones, professor of communication studies at George Fox University, discusses one way students...
Ex-Coach Gets 6 Months for Role in Admissions Scandal
Michael Center, former tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin, was sentenced to six months in prison Monday...
Syracuse Hires Loretta Lynch to Review Campus Police
Syracuse University has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review its campus police department, it announced Monday. The...
Religious Freedom
Americans are confused about religious freedom. In today's Academic Minute, Colgate University's Jenna Reinbold examines why this can have implications...
More Scrutiny of Legacy Admissions
Michael Bloomberg's higher education plan and controversial remarks by Northwestern's president have renewed scrutiny of colleges giving children of alumni preferential treatment in admissions.
White House to Promote Alternatives to the Degree
New Ad Council campaign will tout alternatives to the four-year degree. Led by CEOs of Apple and IBM, the project comes from a White House-convened task force on workforce policy.
And Civics Literacy for All
Purdue's Mitch Daniels thinks civics knowledge should be a graduation requirement. Many faculty members agree.
4 More Colleges Drop Testing for Admissions
The trend continues with Bellarmine, Clarkson College, Suffolk and St. Thomas of Minnesota.