A college requiring even physics and math courses to teach diversity
Hamilton College’s newest academic policy has nothing to do with grades or exams.
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How higher ed is helping to bring about change in the age-old models of scholarly publishing
Like library administrators across the country, David Lewis of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is used to making hard choices.
Are Public University Subsidies a Handout for the Wealthy?
A new report says the wealthy do not disproportionately benefit from public subsidies, but some wonder whether low-income students get enough.
SWAU opts out of concealed carry
On Monday, individuals on four-year colleges and university campuses will be able to carry concealed handguns, but Southwestern Adventist University will not be one of them.
DuBois Business College will stay open even if it loses accrediting agency
DuBois Business College and Cambria-Rowe Business College have the same accrediting company, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
Survey on spread of competency-based education
Competency-based education can expand opportunities and enhance learning for nontraditional students while also being a boon for workforce development
Could ‘free movement for scientists’ preserve EU funding access?
The UK should consider whether it could retain access to European research funding post-Brexit by allowing freedom of movement for scientists but not the rest of the population, a conference heard.
Helping Cal State students get on track
About 100 students from California State University, Los Angeles are studying at Rio Hondo College (RHC) this month to complete basic skills courses under the auspices of a two-year, $2-million grant to the community college district.
Chinese students question whether going abroad was right investment
Many students find their salaries do not meet their expectations when they return from abroad after graduation, reported Xinhua.
Peer review system ‘leads to good research going unpublished’
The first experiment to fully model the dynamics of academia’s fiercely competitive peer review system has concluded that it increases creative diversity and innovation.......
