Professor Moves Into Dumpster
Jeff Wilson, associate professor of biological sciences at Huston-Tillotson University, moved into a dumpster Tuesday, planning to live there for a year. Working with students, he plans to show how one...
View ArticleStudent Mismatch With STEM Interests
High school students with interest in science and technology fields aren't planning careers in STEM, according to new ACT report.Of the 2013 high school graduates who took the ACT, 48 percent had...
View ArticleHigher Ed Group Taps Former U.S. Official as Lobbyist
The American Council on Education, the umbrella group of higher education associations in Washington, announced Wednesday that it will add a longtime Education Department official to its lobbying...
View ArticleCultural Anthropology Goes Open Access
Cultural Anthropology, the flagship journal of the Society for Cultural Anthropology, became the latest scholarly journal to go open access with the publication of its February issue this week....
View ArticleMost Teen Workers Don't Save for College
The percentage of employed teenagers has declined over the last decade, but what working high school seniors spend their earnings on has not changed much, researchers have found. Most of the money...
View ArticleStatue of Man in Underwear Disturbs Some at Wellesley
Some Wellesley College students are concerned about a lifelike statue of a man sleepwalking in his underwear, The Boston Globe reported. The statue is part of an exhibit at the college museum, but the...
View ArticleUniversity Accused of Plagiarizing Sexual Misconduct Policy
University of Akron officials are denying allegations of plagiarism from a graduate who filed a federal Clery Act complaint against the institution Tuesday. Julia Dixon told Newsweek that in...
View ArticleKey Issues for Business Schools
"Key Issues for Business Schools" is a collection of news articles and essays -- in print-on-demand format -- about the opportunities and challenges facing schools of business. The articles aren't...
View ArticleUCLA Revises Travel Rules After Investigation
The University of California at Los Angeles has revised its travel guidelines in the wake of an investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting. The California-based news organization uncovered...
View ArticleBrandeis Offers Buyouts to 150 Staffers
Brandeis University is offering buyouts to about 150 staffers amid an estimated $6.5 million deficit, The Boston Globe reports. Last month, the university paid nearly $5 million to its former...
View ArticleHow Colleges Might Fare Under Federal Rating System
A think tank's relatively crude analysis of how colleges might fare under a system that rated them on access, affordability and student success finds few institutions scoring high marks on all three,...
View ArticleComments on College Ratings Plan
National AssociationsAmerican Association of Colleges of Osteopathic MedicineAmerican Association of University ProfessorsAmerican Council on EducationAmerican Psychological AssociationAssociation of...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Human Settlement of Alpine Areas
In today’s Academic Minute, Kevin Walsh of the University of York traces the history of the human occupation of Europe’s alpine region. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleMaybe Athletes Should Seek Intern Status, Not Unionization
If they want to be paid, college athletes might be better off declaring themselves interns and seeking compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act than they will be in seeking unionization, a...
View ArticleEnd-of-the-Week Treat: Cartoon Caption Contest
It's Friday -- so take a few moments for a bit of lightheartedness by participating in this month's Cartoon Caption Contest. Get your creative juices flowing and submit your ideas for a caption for...
View ArticleFund Raisers Envision 5% Growth in Educational Giving
Fund raisers at American colleges and schools estimate that giving to their institutions grew by 5.1 percent in 2013 in will grow by 5.2 percent this year, the Council for Advancement and Support of...
View ArticleAnother Anti-Boycott Bill, This One in Congress
In yet another illustration of the outrage stirred by the American Studies Association’s largely symbolic boycott of Israeli universities, U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) on...
View ArticleCorinthian Acknowledges Scrutiny of Placement Rates
Corinthian Colleges, Inc., a chain of for-profit colleges, said in a federal filing Wednesday that the U.S. Education Department had rejected "many" of the company's requests for new programs because...
View ArticleBob Jones U. Fires Firm Hired to Investigate Abuse
A year ago, Bob Jones University hired GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment), a Virginia firm, to investigate whether the university had properly handled any abuse allegations it...
View ArticleLegislators Want to Merge Two Charleston Institutions
Legislative leaders in South Carolina have proposed and are backing a bill to merge the College of Charleston with the Medical University of South Carolina, with the idea of creating a new research...
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