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Good Time to Add a Law School? One University Says Yes
University of Illinois at Chicago moves to acquire nearby private law school while, to the west, the University of Iowa closes a branch campus it was given in 2015.
From Trumptown to UVA
UVA professors object to a senior fellowship for a high-ranking Trump surrogate who has defended the president's comments on the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville.
Academic Minute: Teen Energy Drink Use
Today on the Academic Minute, Sean Nordt, a professor of pharmacy at Chapman University, looks into the effect energy drinks...
Building Names, Racism and Florida State
Florida State University has announced plans to seek legislative approval to change the name of its law school building and...
Painting Over Kipling
British students paint over the Kipling poem "If" with one by Maya Angelou, citing the British writer's poem "White Man's Burden" and "a plethora of other work that sought to legitimate the British Empire’s presence in India and de-humanize people of color."
Apology to Washington U Black Students
Officials of Clayton, Mo., issued a statement Thursday apologizing for how the city's police department treated 10 black freshmen at...
Do Parents Have a Favorite Child?
Do parents have a favorite child? In today's Academic Minute, SUNY Oneonta's Lambrianos Nikiforidis explains how bias for the same...
Presidents Who Leave Liberal Arts Colleges
A handful of college presidents have decided to make the unusual move from a liberal arts college to a professionally oriented institution. Despite love for the liberal arts, they say the time was right -- for many reasons.