Swarthmore Keeps Admission Tests, Not Writing Tests
Swarthmore College announced Tuesday that it is keeping its requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT scores, but that the writing portions on both exams will not be required. "We value writing,...
View ArticleIndiana Wesleyan Revokes an Ed.D.
Indiana Wesleyan University has revoked the Ed.D. of Dexter Suggs, who resigned as superintendent of the Little Rock School District in April amid allegations that portions of his doctorate were...
View ArticleClinton Sought Invite for Laureate at State Dept. Dinner
On the campaign trail Hillary Clinton has been critical of for-profit colleges and has called for tougher regulation of the sector.During her first year as secretary of state, however, Clinton pushed...
View ArticleChina Will Require Universities to Poll Students, Faculty
China's Ministry of Education has announced that universities will be required to poll students and faculty members on possible major policy changes, Xinhua reported. The ministry is also requiring...
View ArticleOklahoma Wesleyan Quits Christian College Group
Oklahoma Wesleyan University has become the second Christian college to quit the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities because two of that group's members have changed their policies to allow...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Navajo Churro Sheep
In today's Academic Minute, Phillip Sponenberg, a professor of pathology at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, will tell us all about Navajo Churro sheep. Learn more about the...
View ArticlePolitical Science Blog Joins Vox
"Mischiefs of Faction," the political science blog founded by faculty members at Denver and George Mason Universities, is joining Vox, a website that focuses on explaining items in the news. The...
View ArticleSally Stroup to Leave For-Profit College Group
Sally Stroup will step down as executive vice president for government relations and legal counsel for the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU), which is the for-profit...
View ArticleIowa Professors Don't Want Nonacademic President
University of Iowa faculty members appear to be quite skeptical of Bruce Harreld, a businessman who made it to the finalist round of the school's presidential search. An American Association of...
View ArticleAgencies Seek New Rules for Research With Humans
Federal agencies are planning next week to propose new rules for research involving human subjects. Several research organizations said that they were studying the planned notice. Existing rules have...
View ArticleACLU May Sue Grand Canyon on Same-Sex Benefits
Grand Canyon University has received a letter from the Arizona branch of the American Civil Liberties Union about the for-profit institution's policy regarding employee benefits and same-sex spouses,...
View ArticleHoward U Students Take Complaints to Twitter
Students at Howard University took to Twitter Wednesday in a campaign to draw attention to complaints about student services and facilities at the institution. Under the hashtag #TakeBackHU, students...
View ArticleHarvard Will Let Students Select Pronouns
Harvard University has started letting students select the pronouns by which they wish to be referred, The Boston Globe reported. Many transgender students reject the traditional he/she binary and...
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Iowa's New President Is Choice Faculty Opposed
The Iowa Board of Regents this afternoon selected Bruce Harreld, a businessman who has not led academic institutions, as the next president of the University of Iowa. As soon as his name was announced...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Type Ia Supernovae
In today's Academic Minute, Eddie Baron, a nuclear physicist from the University of Oklahoma, explains type Ia supernovae. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleCross Country Coach, 88, Alleges Age Discrimination
A former men's and women's cross country coach at Hunter College has filed an age discrimination complaint against the college, alleging that he was “relegated to being an office assistant” because the...
View ArticleGOP Chair of House Education Committee to Retire
Representative John Kline, the Minnesota Republican who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee, announced Thursday that he won’t seek re-election next year.Kline...
View ArticleMore Harassment Allegations at Minnesota Athletic Department
An associate athletic director at the University of Minnesota has agreed to take leave from his position after the university hired outside lawyers to investigate five anonymous sexual harassment and...
View ArticleNYU Removes Cosby Name From Film Workshop
New York University has removed the name of Bill Cosby from a film workshop the university offers to high school students from the New York City area, The New York Times reported. Many colleges have...
View Article5 Rutgers Football Players Arrested
Five Rutgers University football players were arrested Thursday and charged with robbery, burglary while armed, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, riot and aggravated assault. The charges stem from a...
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