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A Professor Who Can Truly Multitask
Sydney Engelberg is a professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem who teaches organizational management, and he allows students with babies to bring them to class. In a recent class, one such baby...
View ArticleStudy Raises Questions on Teacher Ed Ratings
The National Council on Teacher Quality regularly issues reports on the state of teacher education programs, finding that many do not meet the group's standards for rigorous preparation. On Thursday,...
View ArticleStudy: Many Band Members Have Witnessed Hazing
About 30 percent of college marching band members surveyed in a new national study reported that they had observed hazing in their programs. Few of the students said they ever reported the behavior,...
View ArticleVideo of 'Rude' Academic Adviser Goes Viral
Kennesaw State University said Thursday it is "reviewing the concerns" of a student who posted a video online showing an academic adviser threatening to call security on the student as he allegedly...
View ArticleArt Professor Reports Being Denied Entry to UAE
An art professor at the Cooper Union who is a member of the Gulf Labor Coalition reported that he was denied entry to the United Arab Emirates upon arrival at the Dubai airport for “security” reasons...
View ArticleMoody's: State Controls Limit Options for Higher Ed
Public universities under strong control from their state legislatures and governing systems are having a more difficult time responding to the financial pressures on public higher education, according...
View ArticleOil CEO Urged U of Oklahoma to Fire Earthquake Scientists
Harold Hamm, CEO of Continental Resources, a major Oklahoma oil company, urged the University of Oklahoma to fire earth science researchers whose findings displeased him, Bloomberg reported. Their...
View ArticleAt Sweet Briar, a Commencement Talk With Power
Sweet Briar College's commencement on Saturday was sure to be notable, given that the college's board plans to shut the institution down in the next few months. The day before commencement, James F....
View ArticleIvy Bridge Sues Accreditor Over Closure
The owner of the defunct Ivy Bridge College has sued the Higher Learning Commission over the institution's demise two years ago. The lawsuit, which Ivy Bridge filed in a federal court last week,...
View ArticlePace U Law School Cuts Professors' Pay by 10%
Pace University is cutting the salaries of law school professors by 10 percent, The New York Law Journal reported. The Pace law school is facing a deficit, and the salary cuts are part of a plan to...
View ArticleKennesaw State Places Advising Director on Leave
Kennesaw State University announced Friday that it has placed Abby Dawson, director of advising and internships in the Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management, on administrative leave. On...
View ArticleCyberattacks Target Penn State Engineering School
The College of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University has disabled its network in response to two cyberattacks, the university said on Friday. One of the attacks was confirmed to originate in...
View ArticleMassive International Operation to Sell Fake Degrees
An article in The New York Times details how Axact, a software company in Pakistan, operates a network of 370 websites that sell fake college and university degrees, earning the company millions of...
View ArticleAre Colleges Distorting Acceptance Rates?
Three New Jersey colleges are appearing to be more competitive than they are in admissions by counting incomplete applications, NorthJersey.com reported. Ramapo College of New Jersey, for example, says...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Protecting Water Resources
In today's Academic Minute, Michael Strager, associate professor of resource management at West Virginia University, explains his work to mitigate the negative consequences of dangerous chemical spills...
View ArticleGender Stereotypes and Science, Around the World
A new study examines the prevalence of gender stereotypes in science -- all around the world. For the study, David I. Miller, a doctoral student in psychology at Northwestern University, asked...
View ArticleCuts Announced at College of Saint Rose
The College of Saint Rose on Monday announced that it would eliminate 40 administrative and staff positions, 17 of them vacant, in a push to cut costs, The Albany Times-Union reported. The college's...
View ArticleMarquette Removes Mural of Convicted Killer
Marquette University has removed a mural of Assata Shakur, who was convicted in the murder of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973 and later escaped prison and fled to Cuba, The Milwaukee Journal...
View ArticleTwo-Thirds of Risk Managers Say Frats Are Major Liability
Two-thirds of college and university risk managers responding to a recent survey said they consider the risks associated with fraternities to be among the most significant risks facing higher...
View ArticleLawsuit Alleges College Forced Students to Undergo Vaginal Probes
Two students have filed a federal lawsuit against Valencia College, a Florida community college, alleging that instructors forced them and other students to undergo vaginal probes as part of the...
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