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Community College, With Google as Instructor
Google's IT support certificate course will now be offered at 100 community colleges. Here's how administrations have been using it so far.
Varied Friendships Make Students More Tolerant
Contrary to popular belief about the atmosphere on college campuses, students are able to have and maintain friendships with people they don’t see eye to eye with, a study finds.
New Programs: The Zoo, Animal Health, Law
Miami University in Ohio is starting a master's degree with a local zoo in which students will learn from the...
Encouraging Tech Grads to Give Back
New grant program encourages computer scientists to think about how their skills might benefit society. But persuading tech grads to turn down high-paying industry jobs won’t be easy.
Sexual Misconduct at Elite Universities Surveyed
Association of American Universities campus climate survey finds students are more aware of reporting sexual assaults and seeking help.
Twitter's Gender Imbalance
Female academics have about half the followers of men on Twitter and wield otherwise diminished influence there, according to a new study. The analysis pertains to medicine, but women across fields say the findings ring true.
Academic Minute: Peer Assessment and Critical Thinking
Today on the Academic Minute, Steve Joordens, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough, discusses why critical thinking...
Harold Bloom Dies at 89
Harold Bloom died Monday at the age of 89. He was a literary scholar at Yale University and an influential...