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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.
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...
Academic Minute: Women in Political Office
Today on the Academic Minute, Samantha Pettey, assistant professor of political science and public policy at the Massachusetts College of...
Social Mobility at Comprehensive Public Universities
More than half of low-income students at comprehensive public universities reach the top half of the nation's income earners by...
Brown Expands Book Fund for Low-Income Students
Brown University announced Wednesday that it will cover the textbook and course material costs of 1,100 students from low-income families...
MIT Adds Review of Some International Projects
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday announced it was starting a new process for "elevated risk" projects involving collaborations...
Kentucky Makes Pledges to Black Students
Facing protests by black students, the University of Kentucky made a series of pledges to them this week. Among the...