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Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Case for the Campus Art Museum in an Age of Cuts

Despite financial pressures and political headwinds, university art museums sustain ambitious, ethically grounded collecting and exhibition programs reflective of an ongoing commitment to intellectual and creative freedom in academia.
By Dani Lamorte
San Francisco philanthropist and art collector Pamela Joyner shows her art at home on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. At left is a sculpture from Kevin Beasley (b.1985) called Aurora, 2018, house dresses, kaftans, t-shirts, du-rags, ri

Why Collectors Gift Significant Artworks to University Art Museums

A growing number of collectors are gifting significant works of art to college and university museums, and for good reason.
By Daniel Grant
Three yellow robot dogs in a white room with blue panels - it's unclear what the robots are doing

Inside the Art Schools Building Courses Around A.I.’s Creative Potential

As BFA and MFA programs experiment with emerging technologies, they are subtly redefining what it means to train as a contemporary artist.
By Daniel Grant
Man in black glasses and grey blazer pictured against dark background

Meta A.I. Chief Yann LeCun Applauds France’s Effort to Attract U.S. Scientists

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man with grey hair wearing grey polo leans against wooden frame

Reed Hastings Gives Bowdoin $50 Million to Ponder the Soul of A.I.

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Statue placed in quad of school, large brick building behind

Universities Across the U.S. Are Testing A.I. as a Fundraising Tool

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man stands at podium wearing suit

Dartmouth Receives a $150M Gift from Late Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man in blue NY Mets hat standing in crowd at baseball stadium

Steve Cohen’s Latest Donations Support Student-Managed Funds

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Shadowy college campus with trees and brick bulidngs

Ex-Tesla Director Antonio Gracias Is Bringing Psychedelics Studies Back to Harvard

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Students sit on grassy campus in front of Brown university building.

Elite Universities, Called a Price-Fixing Cartel, May Face Judgment in US Court

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Students studying in library

Inside the Murky and Lucrative Market for Student Lists

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Entrance to Harvard Business School, sign with 'Harvard Business School' and brick building in background

Top U.S. Business Schools Report A Dramatic Decline in MBA Applications

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
CEO of JD.com Richard Liu Qiangdong arrives at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at The Great Hall of People on March 3, 2018 in Beijing, China.

Chinese Billionaire Richard Liu Settled a US Lawsuit by a Former Student Who Accused Him of Rape

By Courtney Vinopal
Students attend at the Harvard University 2018 367th Commencement exercises

The UK is Awarding Visas Based on the Flawed Rankings of Universities

By Oliver Staley
the campus of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, called Skoltech.

The US Professor Still Teaching in Moscow

By Oliver Staley
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called for additional funding to protect religious institutions and nonprofits from threats at her New York City office this afternoon.

Gillibrand Blasts DeVos for Rolling Back Obama-Era Sexual Assault Guidance

By Madina Toure
Eleven states now have some sort of law permitting guns on college campuses.

More States Are Allowing Guns on College Campuses

By Neal H. Hutchens and Kerry B. Melear
Plato, Confucius and Aristotle. Ancient Greek philosophy is widely taught in American universities, but classes in Chinese philosophy are few and far between.

Why the US Doesn’t Understand Chinese Thought—and Must

By Bryan W. Van Norden
Job shadowing is one way that students can understand career options in their Rust Belt communities.

Building Jobs in the Rust Belt: The Role of Education

By Dana Mitra
In spite of the long history of administrative efforts to keep these organizations at bay, the students have spoken.

How Harvard Administrators Went Wrong on Single-Gender Groups

By Rick Smith

Dating App Data Reveals Colleges With the Kinkiest Students

By Sage Lazzaro
More sexual assault allegations came out last Friday against Bill Cosby (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Plaque Removal: NYU Is Not the First School to Have a Cosby Problem

By Maggie O'Neill

Winter Graduate School Open Houses

By Nicole Vranjican
We'll just leave this here for posterity. (Screencap via the Wayback Machine)

Institutions Notice This Internet Thing, Suddenly Want to Archive It All

By Kelly Faircloth
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