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Forced to Justify Board Membership
U of California system will require top leaders to prove outside work benefits their institution -- a test not applied at most colleges. Is the policy too weak or too strong?
Yale Reconsiders Calhoun Name
Reversal follows criticism of decision three months ago to keep name of a residential college, seen by many as an honor for notorious racist and defender of slavery. University also will remove stained-glass windows.
Staking Out Sides on Student Debt Discharge
Department of Education receives thousands of comments on proposed regulations for discharge of federal loans when colleges have defrauded students.
Leader of Troubled Accrediting Agency Resigns
Anthony Bieda is resigning as the leader of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, said the large, national...
DePaul Refuses to Host Conservative Pundit
DePaul University has rejected a student group’s request to host a speech by conservative pundit Ben Shapiro. The request was...
Academic Minute: Seeing 3-D
Today on the Academic Minute, Robert Edgell, professor of technology management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, explains that getting users in...
Survey Finds Broad Support for Free College
Sixty-two percent of all Americans support free tuition at public colleges and universities, according to a survey released Monday by...
'It Just Happened'
Many colleges have adopted affirmative consent policies in recent years to help combat sexual assault. But some research suggests that the policies are far removed from how students actually request and receive consent.