Academe Today Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Sign up for this newsletter | Todayâs News | Student-Loan Debt By Michael Vasquez The Obama administration told students in January that their federal education debts would be wiped away because their institutions had defrauded them. Now thousands of students are stuck in a holding pattern. |
| Commencement By Kelly Field Hillary Clinton’s commencement speech on Friday at Wellesley College marked a bittersweet homecoming. Many students said her loss in the presidential election had motivated them to pursue social change. |
| Research By Paul Basken Among other hits to federal science programs, the administration has proposed halving the NSF’s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships. |
| Technology By Goldie Blumenstyk Five years and 11 million students on, Anant Agarwal, chief executive of the nonprofit organization, says there is still plenty of innovation to come from the venture and its university partners: “We’re just getting started.” |
| Innovation By Goldie Blumenstyk Listen to our pitch-a-thon from South by Southwest Edu, featuring ideas to improve the study-abroad experience, help faculty members develop new teaching skills, ease transfers to four-year institutions, and use text messages to tackle “summer melt.” |
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Views | Commentary By Antoinette Flores Outdated, underfunded, and understaffed, the college accreditation system must be revamped to keep more students from being hurt. |
| Advice By Robin Bernstein Effective networking isn’t slimy — it’s sincere, deep, and generous. |
| Lingua Franca Don’t blame the president for thinking he had invented “priming the pump,” says Allan Metcalf. “New” words are often invented many times. |
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Job Opportunities Tools & Resources | This June, the Careers Section Is Reinvented
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