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Public Apologies
The best strategy for a public apology is not always followed. In today's Academic Minute, Lisa Leopold of the Middlebury...
Foxconn’s $100 Million Promise Falling Short
University of Wisconsin Madison, which announced last year it would open joint research campus with Foxconn in 2020, is well behind its original promise.
Free Speech Laws Mushroom in Wake of Campus Protests
After a rash of student protests against controversial and conservative speakers on college campuses, state lawmakers around the country are passing legislation they say protect everyone’s free speech rights. Not everyone agrees.
4 More Colleges Go Test Optional
All cite research about the test's ability to discourage students.
The Week in Admissions News
Felicity Huffman's sentence; partisan divides; bias toward bachelor's degrees; Sacramento State admits students by accident; could UCLA have prevented the admissions scandal?
‘Choosing College’
New book explores choosing a college and making better decisions about learning throughout life.
A Gap Year Students Can Get Credit For
Verto Education looks to ease parents' and students' apprehensions about taking gap years in order to increase the trend's popularity. They've partnered with universities to create dual-enrollment options.
An Overcorrection?
Former Baylor economics professor's lawsuit says the Baptist university's high-profile failures with sexual assaults led administrators to overcorrect when a student accused him of rape.