Chinese Students and American Professors' Productivity
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research explores the impact that Chinese graduate students had on the productivity of American professors when a change in China's policies in 1978 led...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Size of the Galaxy
In today's Academic Minute, Heidi Newberg, an astronomer and physicist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, discusses her research on the size of the galaxy. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleBoulder Pays Philosophy Professor to Quit
The University of Colorado at Boulder has abandoned plans to fire a tenured philosophy professor and is instead paying him $160,000 plus legal expenses to quit, The Boulder Daily Camera reported. The...
View ArticleNorthwest Nazarene President, Under Fire, Resigns
David Alexander announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as president of Northwest Nazarene University, effective at the end of this month. His statement did not explicitly reference controversy that...
View ArticleNew Booklet: Emerging Markets, Emerging Strategies
Inside Higher Ed is pleased to publish a new booklet, "Emerging Markets, Emerging Strategies," in our series of print-on-demand publications. You can download a copy free, here. And you can sign up...
View ArticleCollege Wonders Why Ex-Students Were Drawn to ISIS
Six Somali-Americans in Minnesota were recently charged by federal authorities with conspiring to join Islamic State groups that are waging war in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. The Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleSecurity Breach on SAT in United States
While testing companies must respond constantly to allegations of security breaches outside the United States, the Educational Testing Service is investigating a possible security breach on the SAT...
View ArticleNew UT Austin President Turned Down $1M Salary Offer
When officials of the University of Texas System hired Gregory Fenves as the new president of the flagship campus at Austin, they said his base salary would be $750,000. The Austin American-Statesman...
View ArticleInterest Rates on Federal Student Loans Will Drop
Millions of students and families will now pay less to borrow money from the federal government to finance college in the coming academic year.Interest rates on federal student loans are set to drop by...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Caregiver Crises
Georgiana Bostean, a sociologist at Chapman University, discusses research on the crises currently being faced in the field of elder care. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleTired of 'Pomp and Circumstance'?
Professors at the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources decided on an unconventional way to exit this year's commencement. Ad keywords: faculty
View ArticleConsumer Bureau Seeks Input on Loan Servicing Problems
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that it has launched a “public inquiry” into the practices of companies that collect and manage student loan payments.Officials from the bureau...
View ArticleEdX, Qualcomm to Improve MOOCs on Mobile Devices
Massive open online course provider edX and chip maker Qualcomm are working together to improve access to courses hosted on the platform on mobile devices, the two companies announced on Wednesday....
View ArticleDeep Recession-Era Cuts Making for a Difficult Rebound
Many states are moderately restoring higher education funding, but major cuts during the 2008 recession have made for an uphill battle.In 47 states, per-student public funding for higher education...
View ArticleSurvey: 49% of Recent Grads Say They're Underemployed
Forty-nine percent of students who graduated college in 2013 and 2014 consider themselves underemployed, according to an Accenture college graduate employment survey released Wednesday.Other statistics...
View ArticleProfessor Charged With Threatening to Kill Dean
Craig Boardman, an associate professor at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, is facing charges of aggravated menacing for allegedly telling a human resources officer...
View ArticleVictims of Train Derailment With Academic Ties
Among those killed Tuesday when a New York City-bound Amtrak train derailed north of Philadelphia were a college dean, the CEO of an ed-tech start-up, and a sophomore.Derrick Griffith, dean of student...
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Professors Urge Presidential Change at Green River
Faculty members at Green River College, a community college in Washington State, rallied Wednesday to demand the ouster of President Eileen Ely, The Seattle Times reported. Professors are angry over...
View Article$100 Million Gift for UCLA Business School
The University of California at Los Angeles on Wednesday announced a $100 million gift for its business school -- the largest ever for the business school. The donation is from Marion Anderson. The...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Artificial Alien Intelligence
In today's Academic Minute, Susan Schneider, a philosophy professor at the University of Connecticut, has some deeper theories about first contact. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
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