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Consumer Confusion
Do you always understand exactly what you're signing? Today on The Academic Minute: Jeff Sovern, professor of law at St...
Consumer Confusion
Do you always understand exactly what you're signing? In today's Academic Minute, part of St. John's University Week, Jeff Sovern...
Academic Minute: Contracts
In today's Academic Minute, part of St. John's University, Jeff Sovern, a professor of law, analyzes the complicated contracts we...
Bias Against Female HBCU Players, Study Reveals
A professor analyzed fouls against women's basketball teams from historically black institutions. The results, he said, show a pattern of prejudice.
Spain's Degree Scandals
Accusations of academic malpractice have forced two resignations and reached the prime minister.
Searching for Middle Ground
An evangelical Christian university removed language that explicitly prohibited romantic same-sex relationships but still bars sex or marriage for gay or lesbian couples.
Navient's Role in Loan Servicing Overhaul
Trump administration's list of primary finalists to operate an overhauled student loan servicing system excludes Navient, a large and controversial servicer, which instead is participating in the program as a subcontractor in a team.
Tennessee Professor Resigns in 'Lieu of Termination'
Henri Grissino-Mayer, a professor of geography at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, resigned after the institution received a series...