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Mass Murder as a Form of Protest
Mass shootings continue to plague the United States. In today's Academic Minute, Occidental College's Lisa Wade considers whether these tragedies...
Another Speech Shut Down
Protest outside event at Claremont McKenna prevents Heather Mac Donald event from having an in-person audience. Question period of appearance at UCLA is disrupted as well.
New York Adopts Free Tuition
SUNY and CUNY students from families with incomes up to $125,000 will not pay tuition. But some aid experts are alarmed by requirement that graduates stay in state for same number of years they receive the benefit.
Study Examines Loan Aversion by Population
A new study out of Vanderbilt University seeks to quantify loan aversion among different populations. The study, “Understanding Loan Aversion...
All 7 Members of Gordon Faculty Senate Quit
All seven members of the Faculty Senate at Gordon College resigned from the body last week. The Faculty Senate at...
Inflammatory Tweets and Their Aftermath
Drexel Faculty Senate is looking into professor's comment on Twitter about wanting to vomit when he saw a passenger in first class on a flight give his seat to a soldier.
Senators Want Pell Eligibility for Dual Enrollment
A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. Senate would open up Pell Grants to low-income students who earn college credits while...
Academic Minute: Mass Murder as Protest
Today on the Academic Minute, Lisa Wade, associate professor of sociology at Occidental College, considers whether these tragedies are being...