Elite Australian Universities Reject Report on Graduates' Salaries
The Group of Eight, which represents Australia's most prestigious research universities, is condemning a new government report that found that those who hold a master's or doctoral degree from one of...
View ArticleU of Oslo Admits Mass Murderer
The University of Oslo on Friday announced that it has admitted Anders Behring Breivik, who in 2011 killed 77 people in a rampage inspired by his extreme-right political views. Breivik was rejected...
View ArticleLaw Firm Bans Hiring of New Ivy Grads
Adam Leitman Bailey, founder of an eponymous law firm in New York, is stirring up controversy with a piece in The Huffington Post about why his firm will not hire new graduates of Ivy League law...
View ArticleGeorge Cooper, Head of White House HBCU Office, Dies
The White House on Sunday announced the death of George Cooper, executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In his career, Cooper was on the...
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Clemson Board Tries Again on Racist Honored With Building Name
Clemson University's board on Friday issued its second statement this year on Benjamin Tillman (right), a racist 19th-century politician for whom a prominent campus building is named. Students and...
View ArticleOregon Governor Signs Free Community College Bill
Oregon's governor, Kate Brown, a Democrat, on Friday signed a bill to create a free community college grant, several news outlets reported. Oregon follows Tennessee as the second state to fund a...
View ArticleCorinthian Colleges Donated $27,000 to Boost Rubio
The defunct Corinthian Colleges, a controversial for-profit chain, donated $27,600 in contributions over five years to various political operations related to U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida...
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Spending More on College, But Worrying Less
Families are spending more on college, but parents are less concerned about that investment paying off, according to the results of a new survey from Sallie Mae, the student lender.The study is based...
View ArticleDifferences in Minority Application Patterns
A study based on Texas data finds that minority students -- and in particular Latino students -- show somewhat different patterns of selecting colleges to which to apply than do white students. The...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Historical Stress
In today's Academic Minute, William Parker, associate professor of surgery at Duke University Medical Center, considers whether we are more stressed than our ancestors. Learn more about the Academic...
View ArticleAdjuncts Unionize at Kishwaukee College
The Illinois Labor Relations Board on Friday certified union pledge cards filed by a majority of Kishwaukee College adjunct faculty members. As a result, the 100-plus adjuncts will now be represented...
View ArticleUniversity President's Summer Job: Driver for Uber
Larry Schall, president of Oglethorpe University, is spending an unusual few weeks for a university president. He's working as an Uber driver, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. He said he...
View ArticleMichigan State U Center to Rethink Legal Profession
Michigan State University this month opened the Center for Legal Services Innovation, an initiative within the university's College of Law that plans to use data to improve the legal profession. The...
View ArticleCollege Readiness Stagnates for Low-Income Students
The number of low-income students who meet key college-readiness benchmarks remained flat among 2014 high school graduates who took the ACT, according to a new report from ACT and the National Council...
View ArticleThe Powerful Tried to Influence UT Austin Admissions
The Dallas Morning News on Monday published information about the letters sent by numerous powerful individuals seeking to influence the admissions process at the University of Texas at Austin. Word of...
View ArticleMoody's Revises Higher Ed Outlook to 'Stable'
For the first time since it began providing a single outlook for all of higher education in 2013, Moody's Investors Service has given the enterprise a "stable" rather than "negative" assessment, the...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Price of College
In today's Academic Minute, Robert Kelchen, a professor of higher education at Seton Hall University, discusses research on ways to improve the efficiency of getting into colleges. Learn more about the...
View ArticleStudy: Spending on Course Materials Continues to Drop
College students spent less on textbooks in fall 2014 than they did in 2009, even though they bought just as many course materials, according to a study released by the National Association of College...
View ArticleU of Wisconsin Colleges to Cut and Consolidate Administrative Jobs
The University of Wisconsin Colleges, a system of 13 two-year college campuses, on Tuesday announced it would consolidate the leadership jobs for those campuses into four regions, with a single...
View ArticleBoston Colleges Don't Make Payments City Seeks
Many nonprofit hospitals comply with the city of Boston's request for twice-yearly payments from nonprofit organizations with more than $15 million in tax-exempt property in the city. But an analysis...
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