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Academic Minute: Why People Stink at Fact-Checking
Today on the Academic Minute, Lisa Fazio, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt University, discusses how our...
New Presidents or Provosts: Bentley U, Broward College, Louisiana State U-Alexandria, Marshall U, Missouri State U-West Plains, Ohio U, Saint Mary's U of Minnesota, Salisbury U, Spokane CC, Tuskegee U
Kevin Brockbank, acting president of Spokane Community College, in Washington State, has been named to the job on a permanent...
Trump Administration Backs Off Reshuffling of Student Debt Collection
An Education Department plan to begin cutting large debt collection firms out of the student loan system is on hold after Congress warned against move.
Wyoming's Cowboy Slogan Draws Criticism
The University of Wyoming's new slogan -- "The world needs more cowboys" -- is drawing criticism from professors who say...
President of Roger Williams University Dies Suddenly
Donald J. Farish (right), president of Roger Williams University, died Thursday at age 75 after what a university statement described...
Geoengineering
What’s the best way to cool the warming Earth? In today's Academic Minute, Rutgers University's Alan Robock looks into the...
Captain Kirk vs. 2 Professors
William Shatner unleashes on academics on Twitter after he criticizes librarians' recent decision to rename an award named after Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Worries at Antioch College
Concerns rise over enrollment and finances at the storied small liberal arts college in Ohio.