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‘Race on Campus’
Author discusses her new book about what she sees as widespread misconceptions about the state of race relations in higher education.
For-Profits Stay on Campaign Sidelines
Sector's spending on political campaigns has fallen off sharply during the 2018 midterm campaign cycle.
‘A Global Crisis of Attacks’
Annual globally focused report documents nearly 300 "attacks" on higher education, including violent assaults against campuses or individual scholars, killings of student protesters, cases of imprisonment or criminal prosecution, and restrictions on academic travel.
7 Hours a Week on Existential Despair
New Penn course is one of several efforts at colleges to try to get students to engage in quiet reflection and to set aside their phones and careerism.
The 'Bizarre' Academic Career of Joseph Mifsud
An Associated Press investigation digs into the academic career of Joseph Mifsud, the professor who allegedly told an adviser to...
British Scholar Can't Travel Visa-Free Due to Sudan Fieldwork
A British professor is unable to give a plenary speech at a conference in Arizona because of her academic travels...
Scrutiny of Universities' Saudi Ties
Universities are coming under scrutiny for their ties to Saudi Arabia following the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident journalist...
Academic Minute: A Tiny Treatment for ALS?
Today on the Academic Minute, Joe Erlichman, professor and chair of science at St. Lawrence University, explores why looking small...