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Surveillance in Long-Haul Trucking: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Karen Levy, associate professor in the department of information science at Cornell University and associated...
Severe Weather in California Prompts College Closures
Severe weather on California’s Central Coast prompted the closure of schools and colleges across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara...
Hamline Removes Tweets It Disagrees With
Hamline University is facing widespread criticism for not renewing the contract of an instructor who showed a painting of Muhammad...
Yale Grad Workers Unionize at Last
Yale teaching and research assistants form a union after decades of organizing and amid a wave of union activity.
Education Dept. Proposes Rules on Income-Driven Repayment
The Education Department announced Monday night that it had proposed rules to “create the most affordable income-driven repayment plan that...
Cultural Survival Happens One Word at a Time
Saving languages from eradication is a tall task as time goes on. In today’s Academic Minute, Emerson College’s Mneesha Gellman...
Preaching to, and Challenging, the Liberal Arts Choir
In a conversation with presidents of small private colleges, tech company executives praise graduates’ leadership and critical thinking ability but say they need to develop skills for a first job, too.
When a Criminology Student Turns Criminal
The man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology. Academics in his field say it’s a mistake to connect his scholarship to the brutal crime.