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Academic Minute: Hygge
Today on the Academic Minute, Marie Helweg-Larsen, professor of psychology at Dickinson College, examines why Danish people are so happy...
Law Schools Ask Firms for Harassment Policies
Yale Law School and other top legal education programs on Monday asked law firms recruiting on their campuses to disclose...
Who Should Teach Indigenous History?
Canada's "residential schools" took indigenous Canadians away from their families and communities and educated them in ways meant to minimize...
Texas, Florida Colleges Dominate Aspen Finalists
The Aspen Institute has named the 10 finalists for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence today. The biennial...
Religion-Based Attitudes on LGBTQ Rights
We’re still trying to fully understand prejudice in our society. In today's Academic Minute, Albright College's Elizabeth Kiester looks into...
Commencement Speech at Sweet Briar Leaves Many Alumnae Furious
Comments such as "it's only natural for men from Mars to follow the shortest skirt in the room" leave many in audience shocked that a graduation address at women's college would defend sexist and harassing behavior. And there was more.
Strip Speech
A student's protest of an acting professor's comments about her "short shorts" sparks conversations about dress codes -- and whether it's ever OK for faculty members to comment on students' attire.
Look Who Says Test Coaches Can Help
ACT has raised some eyebrows by announcing a new program -- for which participants must pay -- to train those who tutor test takers.