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The High School Graduate Plateau
High school graduates are projected to come from increasingly diverse backgrounds, even as overall levels plateau -- posing a challenge for colleges and universities.
‘A New Moral Vision’
Author discusses new book about how arrival of women in American higher education changed colleges’ sense of moral mission.
Academic Minute: Happy Spouses
Today in the Academic Minute, William Chopik, assistant professor of psychology at Michigan State University, asks if a happy spouse...
New Call for Debt Relief Before Obama Leaves
The Debt Collective, an activist group and offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, is calling on the Obama administration...
Akron Student Charged in Stabbing of Roommate
A student at the University of Akron has been charged with stabbing his roommate while both were in an intoxicated...
Common App Sees Increase in Early Applications
Through Dec. 1 (an application deadline for some institutions), the Common Application has received 1,077,900 applications for various early-decision programs...
Opting Out of Email
Faculty union at Rutgers urges members to avoid the university’s new email system in the name of academic freedom.
Group Work Can Harm Memory Recall
We all remember the slacker in our last group project. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Liverpool's Craig Thorley...