New Study on Suicide Among College Athletes
The suicide rate among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes is lower than that of college-aged members of the general and collegiate populations, a new study found. Male athletes and...
View ArticleDemocratic Bill on Pell for Prisoners
A group of six Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday introduced legislation that would reinstate Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated college students. Congress in 1994...
View ArticleStudents Feel Unprepared for Job Market
Only one in five college students say they feel "very prepared" to join the workforce, according to the results of McGraw-Hill Education's annual student workforce readiness survey. While 45 percent of...
View ArticleReport Blasts 'Fantasy World' of Presidential Benefits
An Illinois Senate report will be released today blasting the "fantasy world of lavish perks" for presidents of public colleges and universities, The Chicago Tribune reported. The study criticizes...
View ArticleBipartisan Bill on Wage Data
Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would enable the linking of student-level enrollment information with data on employment and wages. The bipartisan bill would provide...
View ArticleStudy on College, Marriage and Obesity
A new study has refined the longstanding view that earning a college degree is associated with positive health trends, such as not becoming obese. On this health factor, the key is earning a degree...
View ArticleWalter Byers, Former NCAA Leader, Dies at 93
Walter Byers, a key figure in the development of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, died Tuesday at the age of 93, The New York Timesreported. In 1951, Byers was named as the first executive...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Coastline Economics
In today's Academic Minute, Dylan McNamara, a physicist and oceanographer at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, discusses his recently published research exploring dynamics of coupled...
View ArticleService Members to Receive Navient Settlement Money
Nearly 78,000 members of the military who federal prosecutors said were overcharged on their student loans will begin to receive a total of $60 million in compensation next month, the Department of...
View ArticleOxford Hires First Female Vice Chancellor
After nearly 800 years of male leadership, the University of Oxford has its first woman leader.Oxford announced on Thursday that Louise Richardson, the principal and vice chancellor of Scotland's St....
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UNC Will Remove Name of Klan Leader From Building
The board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted to change the name of Saunders Hall, which since 1920 has honored William L. Saunders, a Reconstruction-era leader of the Ku Klux...
View ArticleIthaca College Adjuncts Form Union
Adjuncts at Ithaca College voted to form a union affiliated with Service Employees International Union, 172 to 53, they announced Thursday. Sarah Grundberg, an adjunct instructor of sociology, said in...
View ArticleGW Rescinds Suspension of Student Over Swastika
A lawyer for a student at George Washington University who was suspended for putting a swastika on his fraternity's bulletin board says that the suspension has been rescinded and the student is now...
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'The Big Bang Theory' Backs Student Aid at UCLA
The hit television show The Big Bang Theory is about young scientists, and the real co-creator of the show, along with many cast and crew members, has created a scholarship for science students at the...
View ArticleWhy Is Harvard Closing Its Primate Lab?
Many researchers are wondering why Harvard University is closing a primate research laboratory that has been instrumental in key scientific breakthroughs for decades, The Boston Globe reported. The...
View ArticleTexas Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Guns on Campus
The Texas Legislature gave final approval Sunday to a bill that would let Texans carry licensed concealed weapons on college campuses, the Fort Worth Star-Telegramreported. The legislation is on its...
View ArticleUber Lures 40 Researchers From Carnegie Mellon
Uber, the fast-growing taxi alternative, has lured 40 robotics researchers away from Carnegie Mellon University, The Wall Street Journal reported. Uber -- offering higher salaries -- hired the...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Sleep Disorder
In today's Academic Minute, Michael Howell, a neurologist at the University of Minnesota, discusses his research on a sleep disorder that is characterized by intense physical motions. Learn more about...
View ArticleU of Sydney Shifts to 4-Year Undergraduate Degrees
The University of Sydney on Monday announced plans to shift undergraduate degrees from three to four years as part of a major overhaul of instruction, The Sydney Morning News reported. University...
View ArticleSupreme Court Delivers Narrow Ruling in Facebook Threats Case
The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a narrow ruling in a case concerning threats made on social media, dodging the larger questions about the First Amendment implications of online speech. In a 7-2...
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