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The Great Conference Con?
Article sparks new round of criticism of the costs associated with academic conferences.
Too Risky for Researchers?
Following 10-year jail sentence for Princeton Ph.D. student, scholars discuss the uncertainties of doing research in Iran.
For-Profit Graduate Schools Popular With Black Women
Consumer advocates are concerned by the relatively large proportion of black women graduate students who attend for-profits.
Radio Station Calls Off Event With Richard Dawkins
KPFA, a public ration station in Berkeley, California (the city, not the university) has called off a planned live discussion...
Academic Minute: Teen Body Image Perception
Today on the Academic Minute, Virginia Ramseyer Winter, assistant professor in the school of social work at the University of...
Feds Restrict Title IV Access for West Virginia Public Universities
The Department of Education has placed restrictions on access to federal student aid for West Virginia public universities after the...
Assessing Colleges' Contributions to Social Mobility
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the key findings of the Equality of Opportunity Project...
House Passes Update to GI Bill
The House of Representatives unanimously voted Monday to pass an update to the Post-9/11 GI Bill that, among other provisions...