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Experts Cite ‘Representative’ Role as Barrier to Diverse Faculty
“For people of color, a chilly climate and working at an institution or organization with a history of exclusion all has a negative impact, wherever you are,” Gwendolyn Dungy said, speaking at a networking event for faculty and administrators of color at the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ annual meeting on Thursday.
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The Proof Liberal Arts Colleges Need?
Before Richard A. Detweiler's presentation here Thursday at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, he asked audience members why they had selected his session, in which he had promised to present data about the long-term impact of having studied at a liberal arts college. The audience members were a mix of faculty members and administrators at liberal arts colleges and from liberal arts programs within larger universities. Many talked about looking for evidence to bolster their efforts to defend the liberal arts.
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The Price of Requiring Regulators to Do More Cost-benefit Analysis
David Zaring of the Wharton School writes about the importance of Wall Street regulators doing more cost-benefit analysis.
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Phila. Cancer Summit Examines Promise of Precision Medicine
Chi V. Dang of Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center is quoted about what it is like to treat cancer.
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The 2016 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Chief Academic Officers
At a time of intense pressure on academic leaders, provosts are worried about the future of liberal arts education -- not just at liberal arts colleges, but at all institutions that provide general education to students. They have real doubts about their budget situations, some new MOOC-inspired forms of higher education and the ability to preserve academic integrity when pursuing big-time athletics. But amid these and other problems, the provosts generally feel good about the academic health of their institutions.
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Audio: Teaching Kids About Slavery: Picture Books Struggle With the Task
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas of the Graduate School of Education comments on how adolescent students do not wait for adults to discuss sensitive topics with them but instead speak about issues with their friends.
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The Case for Allowing U.S. States to Declare Bankruptcy
David Skeel of the Law School talks about bankruptcy.
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Senate Democrats Launch Campaign to Reduce Student Debt
With the staggering cost of college a key issue on the presidential campaign trail, Senate Democrats are seizing the opportunity to promote a legislative package designed to address affordability. On Thursday, lawmakers unveiled the Reducing Educational Debt (RED) Act, comprised of three bills that party members have championed over the last year or two. The package includes legislation introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in 2014 to let borrowers refinance their federal and private student loans at a lower interest rate.
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Last Run for Current SAT This Week; New One Debuts in March
The current version of the SAT college entrance exam has its final run this weekend, when hundreds of thousands of students nationwide will sit, squirm or stress through the nearly four-hour reading, writing and math test. A new revamped version debuts in March. Sixteen-year-old Alex Cohen, a junior at the Miami Country Day School in Florida, thinks he’s solid on math, but he’s been studiously cramming on vocabulary words to get ready for the exam. “I don’t want to study for the new one, so hopefully I’ll do well on this one,” he said.
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Big Names Backing 2016 Candidates; Will It Help?
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on the impact of presidential candidate endorsements on voters.