George Washington U. Is Laying Off 46
George Washington University is laying off 46 administrative employees, The Washington Post reported. The move comes as the university moves to cut all administrative units by 5 percent to deal with...
View ArticleMichigan State Will Stop Burning Coal
Michigan State University has announced that it will phase out the burning of coal in its campus power plant by the end of 2016. Currently the plant burns natural gas, biomass and coal. But the...
View ArticleMan Quits as Women's Officer at U. of Tasmania
James Ritchie, a male student, has resigned as women's officer of the student union at the University of Tasmania. Ritchie's recent election to that post has set off a furor. He has said repeatedly...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Daily Life of Medieval Crusaders
In today's Academic Minute, Greg Bell, a medieval history expert at Winthrop University, offers a profile of the Crusades, focusing on time off the battlefield. Learn more about the Academic Minute...
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#Justiceforpete, Biddy Martin and Amherst Humor
A reader sent us a video of Biddy Martin, Amherst College's president, announcing (in a very nonserious way) the performers for the annual spring concert. We could tell there was humor, but much of it...
View ArticleFormer Volleyball Coach Cited for 'Unethical Conduct'
A former Southeastern Louisiana University head women's volleyball coach violated National Collegiate Athletic Association rules when he allowed a volunteer coach to act as an assistant coach, the...
View ArticleVirginia Attorney General on Sweet Briar Suit
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has filed court papers challenging the right of a county attorney to sue to block the closure of Sweet Briar College, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The...
View ArticleEx-Coach Charged With Improper Contact With Athletes
The former softball coach at Nyack College has been charged by New York State authorities with 94 counts of improper sexual contact with athletes on what was his team, The Journal News reported. Kurt...
View ArticleCommunication Faculty Jobs Up 1.6%
The National Communication Association released its 2014 faculty jobs report Thursday, reporting that the number of faculty positions in communication is up 1.6 percent over 2013. While that gain is...
View ArticlePhi Theta Kappa's Board on Harassment Allegations
The governing board for Phi Theta Kappa, a community college honor society, on Thursday released a written statement responding to allegations from two students about Rod Risley, the group's director....
View ArticleHarvard U. Achieves Gender Parity in Junior Faculty Hires
For the first time in its history, Harvard University hired an equal number of women and men as junior faculty members in 2014-15, according to a new report from its Office of Faculty Development and...
View ArticleDoctors Start Rolling Strike at U. of California
The doctors who work in clinics for students at the University of California System started a rolling strike Thursday, The Los Angeles Times reported. The doctors plan to strike for four days at the...
View ArticleA Long-Term View of College-Educated Workers
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce regularly releases analyses on education and job-market trends. A new report out today looks back over decades to track some of the...
View ArticleEllucian Details Cloud Hosting, Competency-Based Education Strategies
Higher education software provider Ellucian's plans for the next two years include transitioning to the cloud and preparing for more colleges and universities to experiment with competency-based...
View ArticleSegregation in Greek Systems
An article in The Orlando Sentinelexplores the issue of segregation in Greek systems. At the University of Central Florida, which has a diverse student body, the Greek system is not nearly as diverse....
View ArticleAnother Tragedy in Kenya
Kenya and Kenyan higher education, still reeling from the recent mass murder of Christian students at Garissa University College, suffered another tragedy Sunday. One student at the University of...
View ArticleStudent Who Threatened to Kill Professor Arrested
Florida police have arrested a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University who allegedly wrote an anonymous note threatening to kill a professor, The News-Journal reported. Authorities said that...
View Article2 Troy U. Students Charged in Spring Break Gang Rape
Florida authorities have charged two Troy University students with participating in a gang rape of a woman, an attack that was videotaped, AL.com reported. Bay County (Fla.) Sheriff Frank McKeithen...
View ArticleRand Paul: All College Expenses Should Be Deductible
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, on Friday called for all college expenses to be tax deductible, The Los Angeles Times reported. He did so while...
View ArticleOhio State's Newark Campus Will Eliminate Athletics
Ohio State University at Newark is planning to eliminate varsity athletics programs, The Newark Advocate reported. Officials cited the need to cuts costs at a time of declining state support. The...
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