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New Visibility for HBCUs, but Not Dollars
New executive order moves HBCU initiative into White House but otherwise doesn't depart significantly from previous executive orders on historically black colleges.
Closing the Gap
Black students graduate, on average, at a rate 22 percentage points lower than white students. Closing that gap will require individual institutions to improve completion rates and highly selective colleges to enroll more black students, a new report says.
Scott Walker Loosens the Purse Strings
Wisconsin governor who has pushed for deep cuts to higher education is now seeking increased spending. Academics welcome the shift, but some worry about the details, including a requirement for monitoring teaching loads.
Call for More Federal Oversight
The Education Department needs to better monitor colleges' finances to prevent another costly fiasco like the 2014 collapse of Corinthian Colleges, says the agency's Office of Inspector General.
Hidden Figures
Women's studies meets mathematics in a new book arguing for a more inclusive cultural notion of numeracy.
Report: Job Market Is Strong for Bilingual Workers
On the heels of a report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences urging a national strategy to boost...
Cuts Likely at U of Oregon
The University of Oregon is planning layoffs for 75 non-tenure-track faculty members, including some people who have worked at the...
Academic Minute: Civic Engagement Among Youth
Today on the Academic Minute, Erin Godfrey, assistant professor of applied psychology at New York University, delves into whether different...