Academic Minute: A Science of Aperture
In today's Academic Minute, Radu Sporea, an engineer at the University of Surrey, will discuss how to improve our photography skills through a scientific profile of aperture. Learn more about the...
View ArticleBaptist College Defends Invitation to Lesbian Bishop
The president of American Baptist College is defending an invitation to a lesbian bishop to speak at the college, USA Todayreported. Bishop Yvette Flunder of the United Church of Christ will speak this...
View ArticleHampden-Sydney Grads Aid Sweet Briar Alumnae
Alumni from Hampden-Sydney College, a men’s college in Virginia, are trying to save Sweet Briar, the nearby women’s college that announced last week it plans to close.As the Hampden-Sydney alumni put...
View ArticleFormer U.S. House Education Chairman Joins Cengage
George Miller, a former congressman from California who served as the chairman of the U.S. House education committee, will join Cengage Learning in an advisory role, the company announced on Wednesday....
View ArticleAnalysis Doubts Jeb Bush Claim on Minority Enrollment
During his appearance at last month's meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, Jeb Bush spoke of his pride in barring state universities from considering race in admissions. "I...
View ArticleWest Liberty President Resigns Amid Ethics Review
A combination of a state ethics charge and a faculty vote of no confidence appear to have driven West Liberty University's president out of office, The Charleston Daily Mailreported. Robin Capehart,...
View ArticleFirst Muslim University in U.S. Is Accredited
Zaytuna College has become the first accredited Muslim college in the United States, after the college commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges granted its approval, The Los...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Technology and Architecture
In today's Academic Minute, Robert Edgell, a professor of technology management at the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, analyzes technology management from an architectural point of...
View ArticleFaculty Create New Coalition Fighting for Athlete Rights
A group of more than 20 faculty members from around the country have formed a new coalition to help college athletes become recognized as employees. According to its Web site, the College Athletes...
View ArticleFootball Players Urge U. of Oklahoma to Investigate, Punish SAE Leaders
This article contains explicit and potentially offensive terms that are essential to reporting on this situation.Instead of practicing on Thursday, University of Oklahoma football players held a silent...
View ArticleNorthwestern Michigan College Faculty Forms Union
Faculty members at Northwestern Michigan College voted 65 to 16 to form a union affiliated with the National Education Association, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported. The new bargaining unit...
View ArticleThree Indicted in Alleged Student Visa Scam
Federal immigration agents have indicted three individuals in connection to an investigation into a network of four schools in the Los Angeles area accused of admitting foreign nationals who were not...
View Article'No Significant Differences' in Student Outcomes by Mode of Delivery
The nonprofit research organization Ithaka S+R is back with another look at the many studies that compare student outcomes from face-to-face and online or hybrid courses, and once again, the results...
View ArticleSome Faculty Defend Anti-Flag Students at Irvine
The push by some student government members at the University of California at Irvine to ban the U.S. flag from the student government office areas -- though unsuccessful -- has attracted widespread...
View ArticleStudents Protest Nonrenewal of Dean at Merced
Students at Merced College in California are protesting the decision of the board not to renew the appointment of Everett Lovelace as dean of student services, The Merced Sun-Star reported. College...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Aeroponic Gardening
In today's Academic Minute, Laura Rokosz, adjunct professor of nutrition sciences at Monmouth University, explores the vertical irrigation design of aeroponic gardens. Learn more about the Academic...
View ArticleTop Japanese Universities Make Major Admissions Shift
The University of Tokyo and Kyoto University -- two top institutions in Japan -- are making a major shift in admissions policies, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Traditionally admissions have been based...
View ArticleA Boom in Campus Shooting Teams
Many colleges are adding shooting teams, either for intercollegiate or club competitions, The Washington Post reported. Much of the money for these new teams comes from gun industry-supported groups,...
View Article"This Week": Zeroed Out in Arizona / Assertive Gates Foundation
On the latest "This Week,"Inside Higher Ed's free news podcast, Pima Community College's Lee D. Lambert and Stephen Katsinas of the University of Alabama join Inside Higher Ed's Scott Jaschik and the...
View ArticleThreats to Academic Freedom in Hong Kong?
Scholars in Hong Kong are concerned that the Chinese government is attacking their academic freedom in the aftermath of last year’s pro-democracy protests, The Washington Post reported. Concerned that...
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