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Bill Powers, Former UT Austin President, Dies
William C. Powers Jr., (at right) who was president of the University of Texas at Austin from 2006 to 2015...
Professor Tells Student to 'Learn English'
A University of Kansas professor says he was suspended from teaching a course after he told a student to “learn...
Trump Budget Today: Cuts, Loan Costs
The Trump administration will today release its proposals for the federal budget. Leaked information to several news outlets says that...
Protest Planned Over Racist Video at Charleston
Black students at the College of Charleston are planning to walk out of classes today to protest a racist video...
Altruism and Kidney Donation
Why are some people more altruistic than others? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Pennsylvania's Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz digs into...
Sexism and Sexual Violence in Campus Tech Groups
The public focuses on fraternities when it comes to rape culture, but a recent incident at Berkeley illustrates how other kinds of student clubs can be hotbeds of sexual violence.
A Free Speech Purist Opts Not to Use the N-Word
Geoffrey Stone, First Amendment scholar at U of Chicago who's previously defended the use of the word in the classroom, has a change of mind -- or heart.
Argosy on Brink of Closure
The for-profit college chain will shut down today, affecting several thousand students, if a new buyer is not secured -- a scenario observers say has small chances of happening.