University Leaders Make Pledges Toward Greater Gender Equality
Five university presidents have signed on so far to the UN Women’s HeForShe campaign by making specific commitments to improve gender equality within their institutions, Timereported. The University of...
View ArticleSan Diego Community Colleges Boost Degree Production
Officials at the San Diego Community College District in California will see a significant increase in the number of degrees earned this semester. The district announced a 37 percent jump in associate...
View ArticleTransfer Credits at UConn
New data from the University of Connecticut reveal transfer students from the Connecticut Community Colleges system lost on average 12 transferable college credits when they moved over to the flagship...
View ArticleAlternative Remedial Math in California
Alternate remedial math sequences that emphasize statistics and quantitative reasoning instead of college algebra have yielded promising results at community colleges, according to a new report from...
View ArticleInstitutions Make Decisions on Summer Travel to Nepal
Columbia University has prohibited all university-related undergraduate travel to Nepal following the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Duke University has also restricted travel to Nepal, and Arizona...
View ArticleHistorians Urge Japan to Confront Its Past
More than 180 historians -- most of them working at American colleges and universities -- this week issued an open letter to Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, calling on his country to be more open...
View ArticleNew Analysis of Economic Value of College Majors
Many of the findings of the newest report by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce will surprise exactly no one. The study, on the economic value of various college majors,...
View ArticleChildlessness Declining Amid the Highly Degreed
The days when advanced degrees went hand in hand with childlessness appear to be disappearing. A study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center finds that just 20 percent of women with a Ph.D. or...
View Article149-Page Dissertation Without Punctuation
A Ph.D. candidate in architecture at the University of British Columbia has successfully defended a 149-page, 52,438-word dissertation without any punctuation, The National Post reported. Patrick...
View ArticleThe Conservative Victory and British Higher Education
The Conservative Party victory in Thursday's British elections could have important consequences for British universities, Times Higher Education reported. The Conservative Party has pledged a...
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U. of Rochester Helps Students Celebrate Mother's Day
The University of Rochester celebrates Mother's Day by devoting its homepage to photographs of students who pose and share their wishes for Mom. The university added a video this year as well. Happy...
View ArticleUNC-Pharmaceutical Collaboration to Cure HIV
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the pharmaceutical company GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) are today announcing an unusually close collaboration in an effort to find a cure for HIV. The...
View ArticleAP Exams and College Graduation Rates
A study (abstract available here) released this morning by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds gains in college graduation rates associated with achieving scores on Advanced Placement exams...
View ArticleHow Voluntary Are Nonprofits' Payments to Localities?
Many private colleges and universities make voluntary payments to localities to reflect their use of local services without paying property taxes. A study released Monday morning by the National Bureau...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Sexual Ratios
In today's Academic Minute, Ryan Schact, postdoctoral research fellow at University of Utah, explains work on our reproductive goals in relation to availability. Learn more about the Academic Minute...
View Article$150M Gift to Yale for Campus Center
Yale University on Monday announced a $150 million gift to renovate several historic facilities and to create a campus hub for student life with a mix of educational, cultural and social functions. The...
View ArticleFree Textbook Initiative Expands in Virginia
The push for open educational resources (OER) in the Virginia Community College System is expanding. The system on Monday announced a $200,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, which...
View ArticleMerger Advances for Clarkson, Union Graduate College
The boards of Clarkson University and the Union Graduate College have approved plans to merge the two institutions, pending approval from New York State and the colleges' accreditor. Officials hail the...
View ArticleColorado's New Policy on Prior Learning
Colorado will standardize how its public colleges grant credit for prior learning, The Denver Postreports. The Colorado Higher Education Commission will create a comprehensive, statewide prior-learning...
View ArticleWebster U Adjuncts Reject Unionization
Adjunct faculty members at Webster University have voted down a proposal to unionize and to be represented by the Service Employees International Union, St. Louis Public Radio reported. The vote was...
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