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Not So Open Doors
Elite colleges need to change policies to recruit, admit and graduate talented low-income students, report says. It calls out some by name.
Purdue Tackles Job Training
University touts new deal to train for IT outsourcing firm’s U.S. hiring push, but faculty balk at lack of control over curriculum.
Global Projects for All at Worcester Polytechnic
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is starting an initiative called Global Projects for All, which will provide every full-time, degree-seeking student a...
Prison for Hong Kong Student Protest Leaders
Three leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 student-led pro-democracy protests have been sentenced to prison after an appeals court overturned previous...
Kidnapping Scam Reportedly Targets Chinese Students
A fake-kidnapping scam appears to be targeting Chinese students in and around Vancouver, B.C., Richmond News reported. Perpetrators of the...
Michigan State, LSU Reject Supremacist Speaker
Michigan State and Louisiana State Universities have rejected requests by Richard Spencer, the white supremacist speaker, to appear on their...
Academic Minute: Play and Public Space
Today on the Academic Minute: Teresa Gonzales, assistant professor of sociology at Knox College, explores how play isn’t just for...
How Women Select Majors
Study finds adherence to gender norms around femininity is linked to gender disparities in selection of programs of study.