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$50 Million Gift for RIT
Rochester Institute of Technology on Wednesday announced a $50 million gift, the largest ever to the university. The money will...
When Students Are Fair Game
Professors typically refrain from talking about their now-notable former students publicly, but some feel moved to do so in the public interest, good or bad.
Dispute on Group That Blocked Gay Leader
The University of Iowa will no longer recognize a campus Christian group after it refused to give a gay student...
Moody's: Tax-Free Bond Elimination Would Hurt Private Colleges
Eliminating private activity bonds as proposed in a Republican tax overhaul would hurt private colleges and universities, placing them at...
Limits End on Fee Waivers for Test Reports
Both ACT and the College Board announced Wednesday that they are lifting limits that have been in place on the...
Growing Number of Borrowers Are in Default
The U.S. Department of Education this week released new federal loan data showing that 4.6 million student loan borrowers were...
Is Anyone Reading This Headline?
Authors of statistics textbook proudly declared, in a footnote, that no one reads footnotes. Photos of the footnote keep going viral.
Academic Minute: Older Adults, Exercise and Arthritis
Today on the Academic Minute, Dorothy Dunlop, professor of medicine at Northwestern University, examines whether being active is enough, or...