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United Arab Emirates Gives $50 Million to Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University on Thursday announced a $50 million gift from the United Arab Emirates. The funds will finance a...
Alexander White Paper Lays Out Framework for Higher Ed Accountability
Senator Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the Senate education committee, released a white paper Thursday suggesting that current...
3 Million Americans Live in Higher Education Deserts
Roughly three million Americans live more than 25 miles from a broad-access public college and do not have the sort...
Penn Revokes Honors for Wynn, Cosby
The University of Pennsylvania on Thursday announced that it is revoking honors it gave in the past to Stephen Wynn...
Tennessee Bill Would Ban Fraternities, Sororities
A new Tennessee bill would ban fraternities and sororities at the state's public institutions. Officially, it would forbid Greek chapters...
Another Seminary Faces Financial (and Accreditation) Woes
The Higher Learning Commission has placed Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago on probation, citing financial troubles that threaten to...
Academic Minute: Box Office Revenue and Movie Diversity
Today on the Academic Minute, Roberto Pedace, professor of economics at Scripps College, examines the reasons behind the lack of...
Maine Suspends Professor Over 'Concerns'
The University of Maine put a professor of theater on paid administrative leave over what it called students’ “confidential concerns,”...