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MLA Launches Public Humanities Series

27 Jun 2018

The Modern Language Association (MLA) has long been known for its annual convention, the largest meeting for humanities scholars. Now the MLA...

Why Are Some Colleges and Universities Dropping the SAT/ACT?

27 Jun 2018

The University of Chicago announced that it will no longer require SAT or ACT scores from its undergraduate applicants, beginning in 2023....

Diversity is Needed in Foreign Language Studies

An Asian American professor of Italian offers her perspective on how diversification may offer a way forward for a field with very few minorities.

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Court Sets Narrow Standard in Application of Title lX

Decision could minimize colleges’ and universities’ responsibility for victims of sexual misconduct.

Concern Over Decline in National Reading Scores

On nation's report card, two out of three children did not meet the standards for reading proficiency.

Border Studies: Beyond the Boundaries of a Single Discipline

13 Nov 2019

In our increasingly interconnected world, the symbolic and material effects of borders and bordering have generated growing interest from scholars across the humanities and social sciences, leading to the emergence, in the last few decades, of border studies as a major field of pedagogy. The burgeoning field of border studies encompasses a broad range of...

Who Are Today’s College Students? The Marginalized Majority

04 Nov 2019

Given the depiction of the American college experience in television, movies, and the nightly news, you might think typical high school seniors spend months visiting prospective colleges; writing and rewriting admissions essays; practicing, taking, and retaking standardized tests; and nervously waiting to see if they have been admitted to one or more of the top...