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Whitman Drops 'Missionary' Name for Mascot
Whitman College, a liberal arts institution in Washington State, is named for Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, 19th-century Christian missionaries. But...
Skidmore Drops Admissions Testing Requirement
Skidmore College announced Wednesday that it is dropping its past requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT scores. “We’ve found...
The 21st-Century Public Research University
A report offers suggestions for how public research universities can thrive at a time of declining state support and increasing accountability.
Hurricane Irene Erosion
While the West is drying out, the Northeastern U.S. is getting wetter. In today's Academic Minute, Worcester State University's Tim...
Protest and Power at Duke
Anger over the fallout from a powerful administrator hitting an employee with his car leads to takeover of administration building and debate over treatment of workers. University makes concessions, but sit-in continues. At Ohio State, a sit-in starts and ends.
Admission Letters, Now in Virtual Reality
In true innovation school form, the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation...
New Presidents or Provosts: Kellogg CC, Montgomery County CC, Lincoln U, Point Park U, San Jose State U, Sonoma State U, U of New Hampshire, U of North Carolina Wilmington
Mark O'Connell, interim president of Kellogg Community College, in Michigan, has been named to the job on a permanent basis...
Academic Minute: Hurricane Irene Erosion
Today on the Academic Minute, Tim Cook, assistant professor in the department of earth environment and physics at Worcester State...