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The Case Against Oversimplified Accountability
Focus on any single labor market metric to judge colleges’ outcomes will create flawed policy, but a mix of such measures can help evaluate institutions’ performance, scholarly study finds.
Opting Out of Email
Faculty union at Rutgers urges members to avoid the university’s new email system in the name of academic freedom.
‘A New Moral Vision’
Author discusses new book about how arrival of women in American higher education changed colleges’ sense of moral mission.
Common App Sees Increase in Early Applications
Through Dec. 1 (an application deadline for some institutions), the Common Application has received 1,077,900 applications for various early-decision programs...
Akron Student Charged in Stabbing of Roommate
A student at the University of Akron has been charged with stabbing his roommate while both were in an intoxicated...
New Call for Debt Relief Before Obama Leaves
The Debt Collective, an activist group and offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, is calling on the Obama administration...
Academic Minute: Happy Spouses
Today in the Academic Minute, William Chopik, assistant professor of psychology at Michigan State University, asks if a happy spouse...
Group Work Can Harm Memory Recall
We all remember the slacker in our last group project. In today's Academic Minute, the University of Liverpool's Craig Thorley...