How Boston Colleges Are Making Up for Snow Days
Boston-area colleges -- normally reluctant to declare snow days -- had no choice this year. Now they are figuring out how to make up all the missed time. WBUR reported on some of the strategies:...
View ArticleThreat Against U. of Akron Women's Studies Lecturer
University of Akron police are seeking leads to find out who posted flyers on campus threatening to rape Kara Kvaran, a women's studies lecturer there, The Akron Beacon Journal reported. The women's...
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Suit Over Art Taken by Nazis Revived Against Oklahoma
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit by a Holocaust survivor against the University of Oklahoma over a painting in the university's gallery that was once stolen by the Nazis from its owner,...
View ArticleSenator Cruz vs. NASA's Earth Science Research
Many scientists were alarmed when Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican who does not believe in the scientific consensus on climate change, this year became chair of the Senate Space, Science and...
View ArticleVote of No Confidence at Yeshiva University
Faculty members of the main undergraduate college at Yeshiva University have voted no confidence in President Richard Joel, The Jewish Week reported. Yeshiva University has been facing severe financial...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Sugar Toxicity Tests
In today's Academic Minute, Wayne Potts, a biologist at the University of Utah, discusses his work on improving the accuracy of sugar toxicity tests. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Ad...
View ArticleCommunity College Transfer Network Expands
The American Honors Network, a transfer consortium that links community colleges with four-year institutions, has expanded to include more than 50 partner colleges. The for-profit company creates a...
View ArticleSouth Carolina State Board Fires President
The board of South Carolina State University on Monday fired Thomas Elzey as president, The State reported. The board had previously suspended Elzey, less than two years into a four-year contract....
View ArticleNYU Professor Barred from Abu Dhabi
A New York University professor who has been critical of the treatment of migrant construction workers in the United Arab Emirates has been barred from the country, TheNew York Timesreported. Andrew...
View ArticleIn Wake of 4 Suicides, M.I.T. Focuses on Stress Issues
Four students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have committed suicide in the last year -- two of them in the last month -- prompting a renewed focus on stress issues, The Boston Globe...
View ArticleWhite Students Barred From Event at Ryerson U.
Two white journalism students at Ryerson University, in Toronto, were barred by a student group from attending a campus event because of their race, The National Post reported. The students had been...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Frequency and Severity of Concussions
In today's Academic Minute, Ky Kugler, a professor of athletic training at Chapman University, profiles the severity and frequency of the common head injury. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleFraternity Disbanded After Trashing Ski Resort
The national office of Sigma Alpha Mu permanently disbanded its University of Michigan chapter Tuesday after its members destroyed more than 40 rooms at a ski resort in January and nobody stepped...
View ArticleKuyper College Eliminates Athletics
Kuyper College, a small Christian institution in Michigan, is eliminating its intercollegiate athletics program, MLive reported. The college is a member of the National Christian College Athletic...
View Article3 Morgan State U. Football Players Stabbed
Three Morgan State University football players were stabbed outside a campus cafeteria Tuesday, including one who was seriously injured by wounds to the chest. None of the injuries are believed to be...
View ArticleNew Higher Ed Domain Extension .College Launches
The domain extension ".college" became available on Tuesday, and colleges and universities can until April 17 register new Web addresses for free -- as long as they own the trademark. The company...
View ArticleMore Scrutiny of Decision to Close Sweet Briar
Sweet Briar College alumnae and students, joined by faculty members, are speaking out with new concerns about the board's decision to close the institution. One new issue is that the board voted, days...
View ArticleFraternity Suspended for Photos of Unconscious Women
Pennsylvania State University suspended its chapter of Kappa Delta Rho for a year Tuesday over allegations that the fraternity's members posted nude photographs of sleeping or passed-out women on a...
View ArticleAdjuncts at Robert Morris U. Vote to Unionize
Adjuncts at Robert Morris University have voted to unionize with the United Steelworkers. The union announced the results Tuesday and noted that it is seeking to organize adjuncts throughout the...
View ArticleCape Town Students Deface Statue of Cecil Rhodes
Debate has intensified at the University of Cape Town over a campus statue of the colonialist Cecil Rhodes, The Guardian reported. Some students recently tossed excrement on the statue, amid a campaign...
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