Anti-Vaccine Instructor Takes Leave From Course
A Canadian instructor under fire for teaching anti-vaccine views that clash with science has asked for and been granted a leave from the health class she was teaching, The Globe and Mail reported....
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The World’s Tiniest Snowman
In today's Academic Minute, David Cox, a fellow at the University of Surrey, discusses how he built the world's smallest snowman as part of a recent nanotech experiment. Learn more about the Academic...
View ArticleInstructor Indicted Over Textbook Sales
A former instructor at the University of Alabama has been indicted for allegedly making more than $375,000 by encouraging students to buy their textbooks from his company, AL.com reported. University...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Wants to Freeze Graduate Tuitions
Florida Governor Rick Scott, a Republican, plans to propose that public universities be required to freeze tuition in graduate and professional programs at whatever levels exist on July 1, the...
View ArticleBomb Threat Causes Chaos at College of Charleston
The College of Charleston was partially evacuated Tuesday following a bomb threat that turned out to unfounded.A caller reported two bombs on campus, one in a residence hall and one in the student...
View ArticleGates Surveys Faculty Attitudes
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation this week released results from a survey it commissioned of faculty attitudes, with a particular focus on courseware that can "personalize" learning. FTI...
View ArticleThree Killed Near UNC Chapel Hill
Three people, including students at University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, were shot and killed near UNC's Chapel Hill campus Tuesday. The university sent out a number of...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Parkinson's Treatment
In today's Academic Minute, Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay, a pharmacologist at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses research on Parkinson's disease. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleBahraini Academic Faces Revocation of Citizenship
Middle East studies scholars are protesting the decision of the Bahraini government to revoke the citizenship of 72 individuals, including that of Masaud Jahromi, a professor of telecommunications...
View ArticleIn Canada, Concerns About Immigration Rules
New rules that make it more difficult for international students to gain permanent residency in Canada are raising concerns about a potentially dampening effect on recruitment, The Globe and...
View ArticleEastern Kentucky Faces Threat
Eastern Kentucky University had heightened security on campus Wednesday and allowed faculty members to call off or reschedule classes due to a threat. The threat took the form of graffiti on a bathroom...
View ArticleImpressive Arrival at a Presidential Investiture
Fritz Erickson's investiture as president of Northern Michigan University featured such traditional moments as an inaugural speech and the board chair presenting the chain of the office. But the...
View ArticleWomen Academics Lack Confidence in Financial Planning
About a third (32 percent) of women professors, administrators and other staff say they lack confidence when it comes to financial planning for retirement, compared to 19 percent of men working in...
View ArticleStudents Urge South African University to Expel Jews
The student government of the Durban University of Technology, in South Africa, has called on the institution to expel Jewish students, although some quotes from student leaders suggest that Jewish...
View ArticleKansas Universities Will Keep Protections for Gay People
The leaders of Kansas State University and the University of Kansas on Wednesday issued statements pledging to keep policies that bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The...
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Clemson Won't Rename Building That Honors Racist
Clemson University won't rename Tillman Hall (right), named for Benjamin Ryan Tillman, a white supremacist politician who was among the institution's founders. Faculty and student groups have asked the...
View ArticleAnalysis of Concentrations of Latino College Students
Just 12 percent of colleges enroll 60 percent of all Latino undergraduates, according to a new analysis from Excelencia in Education and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)....
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Sylexiad Typeface
In today's Academic Minute, Rob Hillier, a graphic artist and lecturer at Norwich University of the Arts, discusses how he has designed Sylexiad -- a typeface that can help those with dyslexia. Learn...
View ArticleThis Week: FAFSA Simplification / The Wisconsin Idea
On our latest "This Week,"Inside Higher Ed's free news podcast, Justin Draeger of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Kristin Conklin of HCM Strategists and Kim Cook of...
View ArticleGov. Haslam's Budget Would Extend Tennessee Promise
Tennessee's governor, Bill Haslam, this week unveiled several higher education proposals as part of his budget plan. He included $1.5 million for a pilot program to offer a version of the state's free...
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