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Supreme Court Upholds Consideration of Race
Surprise ruling comes in much-litigated dispute over policies at University of Texas at Austin. Higher ed leaders see formula they can embrace for continuing their current policies.
Accreditor on Life Support
Federal panel recommends termination for ACICS, an accreditor of several notorious for-profits, while also tightening the screws on the American Bar Association and other agencies.
Prisoners to Get 'Second Chance Pell'
After receiving 200 applications, U.S. Education Department releases a list of colleges that will offer need-based grants to prisoners pursuing a degree.
Academic Acquitted of Terror Propaganda in Turkey
A British academic in Turkey accused of making propaganda for a terrorist organization was acquitted on Thursday, the Hurriyet Daily...
Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Obama Immigration Plan
Another Supreme Court ruling Thursday had much more direct relevance to higher education, but the justices also let stand a...
Why Do Scientific Researchers Read Blogs?
Scientific researchers -- at least the ones reading the blogs runs by the open-access publisher PLOS -- turn to blogs...
In Honor of Fallen Educators
A memorial, designed after the Sandy Hook shooting, honors teachers from pre-K through 12th grade. Soon, it will add names from higher education.
Academic Minute: Wellderly
Today in the Academic Minute, Ali Torkamani, an assistant professor of molecular and experimental medicine at Scripps Research Institute, studies...