College Board Overhauls ‘Adversity Index’
New system will be based on two standards -- neighborhood and high school -- and will be available to all.
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New system will be based on two standards -- neighborhood and high school -- and will be available to all.
For the first time this fall, Princeton University will offer a course examining “the fat body” and how it is viewed by society.
Increasing number of female evaluators on committees could put more emphasis on long-term outcomes, says researcher
Two universities suffered devastating cyberattacks just before students returned to campus. Is the timing a coincidence?
How higher ed institutions are addressing plagiarism and other academic offenses
A watchdog has penalised a local authority for trialling facial recognition on high-school students in Sweden to keep track of attendance.
Dr. David Nibert, an abolitionist vegan, has been opposing the Antioch College Farm in order to “keep these nine [lamb] souls out of the slaughterhouse."
Arizona has more scholarships for women than 36 states combined have for men
Sociologist says journal dismissed her paper because she'd shared it elsewhere as a preprint -- even though the publication had a pro-preprint policy. How often does this happen?
Harvard Law School has launched an Animal Law and Policy Clinic as it seeks to teach law students how to advocate for and defend animals in a variety of ways.