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Women Are Majority of New Medical Students
For the first time ever, women make up a majority (50.7 percent) of those enrolling in medical school, according to...
New Presidents or Provosts: Benedict College, Campbellsville U, Georgia Southwestern State U, Hebrew U of Jerusalem, North Carolina Central U, Ogden-Weber Tech College, Salem State U, Scott CC, U California-Berkeley, U of Montevallo, Western Governors U
Johnson O. Akinleye, interim chancellor of North Carolina Central University, has been promoted to president there. Paul Alivisatos, vice chancellor...
Arkansas Baptist College Fires President
Arkansas Baptist College has fired Joseph L. Jones as president. Jones has served for 15 months. While details were not...
Fruit Bats
Another species is on the brink of near extinction. In today's Academic Minute, part of Cornell College Week on the...
Negative Findings on Performance-Based Funding
Two newly released academic research papers identify negative consequences linked to states' performance-based funding formulas. So far 35 states tie...
Final GOP Deal Would Tax Large Endowments
House and Senate negotiators release final details of tax reform agreement expected to win approval. Plus a list of colleges likely to face new tax.
McRaven Will Step Down as Texas Chancellor
William H. McRaven (right) announced Friday that he will step down as chancellor of the University of Texas System at...
Academic Minute: Fruit Bats
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Cornell College Week on the program, Tammy Mildenstein, assistant professor of biology at...