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Alamo Colleges board to have the final say on majors
In a vote on Tuesday, the Alamo Colleges board of trustees could end a yearlong struggle over whether to list majors on transfer student records ...
The most innovative schools in America
There are schools in America intent on breaking away from the norm.
Kabul University launches women’s studies class
Kabul University begins a brand new course in gender and women's studies. As Krista Mahr reports, it's a controversial topic in a country with a history of massive gender inequality.
Papers retracted after authors used unauthorised data from junior researchers
Two papers have recently been retracted after authors included the work of more junior researchers without their permission, highlighting concerns about use of early career academics’ research by senior scholars.
Who Should Prevent Social Media Harassment?
On Wednesday 72 women's and civil rights organizations urged the U.S. Education Department to tell colleges that they must monitor anonymous apps like Yik Yak
COD leaders respond to scathing accreditation report
College of DuPage officials defended themselves Monday in the wake of an accreditation agency's frequently scathing report that raises questions about the actions of the school's administration and its board of trustees
New Lender for a New Market
A new company is seeking to be both a private lender and an alternative accreditor for the fast-growing boot camp sector.
Wellcome Trust to fund more long-term projects to counter ‘pressure to publish’
The Wellcome Trust is to fund more long-term research projects because of fears that the pressure to publish and the need to show research impact will prevent academics from successfully tackling the world’s most pressing challenges.
Maine high schoolers flock to early college programs
A record number of Maine high school students are getting college credit by taking college-level courses at their high school or a local college, in large part to cut the rising cost of a college degree.
