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Wells Fargo, After Criticism, Drops Some Fees
Wells Fargo, after heavy criticism from Democrats in Congress, said this week that as of March it had dropped some...
New Acquisition and Name for Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint Education, which owns Ashford University, changed its name on Tuesday to Zovio Inc. And on Wednesday the company announced...
Women In Political Office
Last year was a good one for increasing the number of women in political office. In today's Academic Minute, Samantha...
A Male Professor, Wronged by Title IX?
A former professor at University of the Arts says he was terminated without a hearing after a biased investigation based on allegations that he greeted one colleague at a meeting with a kiss and mistakenly gave another a hotel room key instead of a business card.
At Columbia, Questions Over Canceled Panel
Panelists say Turkish government pressure is the likely explanation for why Columbia called off a forum at the last minute. Columbia says there were irregularities in the planning process and that several institutes had withdrawn their support.
U of California Academic Researchers Unionize
Academic researchers within the University of California system, who have formed a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers, reached...
New Rules for Accreditors
An appointed federal panel reaches consensus to loosen restrictions on accreditors and online learning. Some of those not on the panel see student protections shrinking.