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Total Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse is coming to the U.S. In today's Academic Minute, Williams College's Jay Pasachoff discusses this rare...
Off the Pedestal
Duke removes statue of Robert E. Lee. University of Texas will remove statues of Lee and 3 other Confederate leaders. Bowdoin removes plaque honoring Confederate alumni and Jefferson Davis.
Outrage Over University Press Caving in to Chinese Censorship
Cambridge press agrees to block access in China to more than 300 articles from a key journal for scholarship on the nation.
U Miami Won't Make Agreements With Cuban Universities
The University of Miami announced that it will not establish any institutional agreements with Cuban universities or with the Cuban...
Quantifying the Advantage for Legacy Applicants
New data show -- across national sample -- they are admitted at much higher rates than other applicants. But the vast majority also fit or exceed the academic profile of colleges to which they are admitted.
Thailand Files Charges Against Conference Attendees
Human Rights Watch is calling on Thailand’s military government to drop charges against a professor and four participants in an...
The Value of Simplicity in Estimating Student Aid
Tools that skip most of the questions on aid calculators are gathering support. Have they figured out something that most colleges haven’t?
Pending Crackdown on "Degree Inflation" in the U.K.?
United Kingdom Universities Minister Jo Johnson said “tackling degree inflation will be a priority” for the Office of Students, the...