S&P Issues Bifurcated Outlook for Higher Ed
In recent years the number of credit-rating downgrades to colleges and universities has significantly outnumbered the number of upgrades given by Standard & Poor's credit rating agency. And the...
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AAU Affirms Opposition to Israel Boycott
The Association of American Universities on Thursday issued a statement affirming its opposition to the movement to boycott Israeli universities. The AAU formally opposed the boycott movement in 2013,...
View ArticleIllinois Politicians Spar Over Grant Funding
Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner appears to be trying to stymie attempts by the state's Democratic-controlled Legislature to pay back universities that have covered the cost of millions in...
View ArticleBoard Candidates Want Harvard to Be Free
A slate of candidates for Harvard University's Board of Overseers is running a campaign in the alumni election on the platform of making the university free, The New York Times reported. The slate also...
View ArticleNYC Studies Cost of Free CUNY Community Colleges
The New York City Independent Budget Office released a report this week detailing how much the city could spend on offering free tuition at its seven City University of New York community colleges.The...
View ArticleProfessor Told to Pay 'Comfort Women' for Defamation
A South Korean court ordered a professor to pay 10 million won, or $8,262, to each of nine women who claim that her book on Japan’s World War II-era military brothels defamed them, The New York Times...
View ArticleIs Trump a Good Speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Liberty University has hosted multiple presidential candidates and was praised for inviting Bernie Sanders, whose views on various issues differ from those supported by many at the university. But now...
View Article20 Private Colleges Opt Out of Texas Campus Carry Law
Trinity University in Texas on Thursday announced that it would opt out of the state's new campus carry law, becoming the 20th private college there to do so, according to The Texas Tribune. The law,...
View ArticleNike, Ohio State Reach $252 Million Licensing Deal
A contract extending Nike's sponsorship deal with Ohio State University's athletics program is worth $252 million in cash and apparel over 15 years, apparently the richest in college sports, The Wall...
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BREAKING: Researcher Reportedly Released by Iran
A researcher is among those reportedly being released by Iran as part of a deal with the United States. Initial reports Saturday did not mention the researcher, but The New York Times reported that...
View ArticleMiami U. in Ohio Settles Accessibility Lawsuit
A student who in 2014 sued Miami University in Ohio over inaccessible educational materials last week reached a settlement with the institution, according to court documents. Aleeha Dudley, who is...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: After the Underground Railroad
Today on the Academic Minute, Adam Arenson, associate professor and director of urban studies at Manhattan College, examines the lives of African-Americans in the North after escaping slavery. Learn...
View ArticleColleges in Flint Doing Own Water Testing
Colleges in Flint, Mich., are assuring students and employees that they are doing their own testing of water safety and taking extra steps to ensure water on campus is safe to use amid many concerns...
View ArticleNC Community Colleges Won't Seek 4-Year Degrees
North Carolina's State Board of Community Colleges voted 11-7 Friday not to study the feasibility of offering bachelor's degrees in nursing, The News & Observer reported. Proponents of the idea...
View ArticleConcerns Over Arrests of Turkish Academics
Turkey briefly detained 27 academics on Friday who had signed a petition condemning the military campaign against Kurdish militants in the country’s southeast, The New York Timesreported. Turkish...
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Ethics Matter in Chocolate Milk Research
The University of Maryland is distancing itself from a press release about a study claiming to have shown that a particular brand of chocolate milk can help cure concussions, the Associated Press...
View Article12 Years in Prison for Professor in Assault Case
Anna Stubblefield, the former chair and professor of philosophy at Rutgers University at Newark, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for aggravated sexual assault against an intellectually...
View ArticleProfessor Accused of Plagiarism Quits for $200,000
Matthew Whitaker has agreed to resign his tenured position as a faculty member at Arizona State University under an agreement in which he will be paid $200,000 over the next 16 months, plus $25,000 in...
View ArticlePentagon Lifts Probation of U of Phoenix
The U.S. Department of Defense on Friday removed the University of Phoenix from probationary status, allowing the for-profit chain to again be eligible to participate in a tuition assistance program...
View ArticleAudit Forces Roxbury CC to Stop IT Privatization
Roxbury Community College has called off plans to privatize its information technology services department after Massachusetts auditors criticized the college for awarding a $3.4 million contract to do...
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