Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration [ Nature ]

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The flava: All 22 members of the advisory board that advises and oversees the US National Science Foundation (NSF) , a leading funder of bas...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators [ Washington Post ]

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The flava: It takes most college students at least four years to earn a bachelor's degree. Christie Williams finished in three months. T...
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Thursday, April 16, 2026

'I would've never stopped': Mass. college student thanks FBI for arresting him [ WCVB Channel 5 Boston ]

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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Filmmaker Ken Burns on the closing of his alma mater

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“I think there’s an inability for those people who have wealth in the country to understand and value something like Hampshire. It was dedic...
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Monday, April 13, 2026

More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows [ NPR ]

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The flava: More than a dozen newborn lambs cavorted around a fenced-in yard beneath the scrutiny of their mothers and a few watchful student...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

College professors turn to oral exams to combat AI [ NBC News ]

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Friday, April 3, 2026

Dr. Michael Sorrell and The Reinvention of Paul Quinn College [ Small College America ]

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Karnataka professor proposes to student in front of class, beaten with slippers [ NEWS9 Live ]

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

A note about love from Southern Bubba, Ph.D.

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I have heard Warren Buffett say that the greatest gift he had was his father's unconditional love .  And Lana Wachowski has said somethi...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

He Had a Full Ride at Duke—Until America Cut Him Off [ WSJ ]

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The flava: As a boy, Majok Bior escaped a country engulfed in war. As a gifted student, he won a full scholarship to Duke University and l...