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Why Men Care About Status
Was status always important to men? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Richmond’s Christopher von Rueden explores whether hunter-gatherers...
Rational Actors
Study suggests that number of students taught has relatively little to do with faculty salaries, but that universities act efficiently in allocating resources to teaching and research.
The Trump Nominees and Affirmative Action
Diversity groups question Jeff Sessions’s record -- and some point to comments on race by Betsy DeVos. Senator is questioned on his views on undocumented students and shares laugh with colleague about objections from law professors.
Hamster, Poet or None of the Above
A year ago, Amherst College dropped the use of Lord Jeff as an informal mascot. Lord Jeffery Amherst was an...
Study: Biomedical Postdocs Might Not Be Worth It
Postdoctoral positions in the biomedical sciences are now considered almost a prerequisite for a permanent position in the field. But...
Academic Minute: Why Men Care About Status
Today on the Academic Minute, Christopher von Rueden, assistant professor of leadership studies at the University of Richmond, details whether...
New Presidents or Provosts: Cornell U, Elizabethtown Community-Technical College, Kansas State U, Ozarks Technical CC, Susquehanna U, U of Chichester, U of Hawaii-West Oahu
Maenette K. P. Ah Nee-Benham, dean of the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawaii at Manoa...
Study: For-Profits Match Similar Nonprofits in Learning Results
Students at for-profit institutions achieve learning results that are similar to those of students who attend comparable nonprofit colleges, according...