Grove City Apologizes to Professor It Fired in 1962
In 1962, Grove City College fired Larry Gara, a history professor whose left-wing politics offended a powerful trustee. As recounted in an Associated Press article, the college brought various charges...
View ArticleArizona Pharmacy Dean Charged With Sexual Assault
The University of Arizona has placed on leave the dean of the College of Pharmacy, Jessie Lyle Bootman, who has been indicted on charges of sexual assault, sexual abuse and aggravated assault, ABC 15...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Purring Spiders
Today on the Academic Minute, George Uetz, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cincinnati, tells us all about purring spiders. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleU of Chicago Adjuncts File for Union Election
Non-tenure-track instructors at the University of Chicago have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to vote on whether to form a collective bargaining unit affiliated with Service Employees...
View ArticleLayoffs and Program Closures at Rider University
Rider University, a private institution located in New Jersey, announced this week that it will close 14 academic programs and lay off 14 full-time faculty members. The university also will convert...
View ArticleWhat Scares Academics This Halloween?
On Inside Higher Ed's Twitter account, we asked readers to tweet their answers to the question: What would scare academics this Halloween? Below are the winning tweets (whose authors will be receiving...
View ArticleFormer Coach Charged With Forging Transcripts
Tyrone Mushatt, former head basketball coach at Westchester Community College, was arrested Thursday on nine felony counts related to transcript fraud, The Journal Newsreported. He allegedly used the...
View ArticleCFPB Accuses Student Financial Aid Company of Scam
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday filed suit against a student financial aid company that it accused of running a nationwide scam.The CFPB sued Global Financial Support -- which...
View ArticleFree Employee GED Benefit
Several large corporations have partnered with the GED Testing Service to allow their employees to pursue the credential -- which is the equivalent of a high-school diploma -- without having to pay any...
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Louisville President Sorry for Posing in Sombrero
The University of Louisville is apologizing for a photo (at right) that showed President James Ramsey posing with his staff wearing stereotypical Mexican clothing and sombreros, The Courier-Journal...
View ArticleSome SAT Score Reports Are Delayed
First, ACT asked colleges to be flexible as the testing organization was not meeting deadlines to deliver score reports. Now the College Board is asking colleges to be flexible as it is behind schedule...
View ArticleFederal Experiment on Dual Enrollment
The U.S. Department of Education today announced the creation of an experiment that will seek to encourage the expansion of dual-enrollment programs for students from low-income backgrounds.Dual...
View ArticleBREAKING: Student Fatally Shot at Winston-Salem State
A shooting at Winston-Salem State University early Sunday killed one and injured one. The university said both shooting victims are students. The gunman has not been apprehended.A junior at Hampton...
View ArticlePaine College Unable to Make Payroll
Paine College, a historically black institution in Georgia, announced Friday that it could not make its most recent payroll. A statement on the college's website said Paine was hoping to make up for...
View ArticlePart-Timers Unionize at St. Louis Community College
Part-time instructors at St. Louis Community College voted 188-15 this weekend to unionize and to be represented by the Service Employees International Union, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The...
View ArticleYale Debates: Are Offensive Costumes a Problem?
An associate master of one of Yale's residential colleges has set off a campus debate with an email saying offensive Halloween costumes may not be as terrible as some say.On Friday, Erika Christakis...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Storytelling and African-Americans
Today on the Academic Minute, Nicole Gardner-Neblett, research assistant professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina, discusses how storytelling helps African-American children. Learn...
View ArticleThe Future of TV Is ... MOOCs?
Massive open online courses are everywhere these days -- on smartphones, on planes and even on the list of Emmy Award nominees. Now MOOC provider Coursera has found a new screen to occupy: the TV. The...
View ArticleClinton Was Advised on Options for a Higher Ed Venture
In the final months of Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, one of her advisors drafted ideas for how she could create a public policy school, newly released emails show.Anne-Marie...
View ArticleTherapist Who Criticized Oregon's Handling of Records Resigns
A therapist at the University of Oregon who criticized the university for its handling of an alleged sexual assault victim's campus therapy records resigned Monday.Jennifer Morlok was one of two...
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