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Diagnosing Dyslexia
Early intervention is key to closing the reading achievement gap. In today's Academic Minute, part of Lafayette College Week, Lisa...
The Impact of Parents' Education Levels
First-generation college students are less likely to persist and graduate than are children of college-educated parents, a national study finds.
Budget Deal Would Add Money, but Not Restore DACA
Senate budget agreement lifts spending caps in ways that could enable significant gains in spending on research and student aid. But no solution is provided for undocumented students.
New Leader for Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Elizabeth Alexander has been named the next president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She will start in the position...
After Scandals, Southern Cal Fund-Raising Drops
The University of Southern California suffered through a significant fund-raising downturn in the second half of 2017, with donations dropping...
PLOS Pushes Publication Before Peer Review
Research papers submitted to Public Library of Science (PLOS) journals will now be automatically uploaded to the preprint server bioRxiv...
Academic Minute: Diagnosing Dyslexia
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Lafayette College Week: Lisa Gabel, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Lafayette...
Cornell Fraternity on Probation for Secret Sex Game
A Cornell University fraternity has been put on probation for two years for setting up a lewd game called “the...