Ex-Missouri President Lashes Out in Confidential Email
Two months after his ouster as president of the University of Missouri System amid protests over race, Timothy Wolfe has told his side of the story in a confidential email to a group of supporters,...
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Study: 1 in 4 College Athletes Show Signs of Depression
Nearly one quarter of college athletes participating in a study reported "clinically relevant" levels of depressive symptoms, according to a new article published in the British Journal of Sports...
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Iowa Says Athletes, Not University, Endorsed Trump
The University of Iowa found itself answering questions Wednesday about a Tuesday rally on campus for the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. Several members of the football and wrestling teams...
View ArticleControversial U of Missouri Professor Suspended
The University of Missouri Board of Curators announced late Wednesday that it was suspending Melissa Click, who teaches communications at the university's flagship campus in Columbia. Click was...
View ArticleImage Database Artstor Joins Ithaka
Artstor and JSTOR may sound suspiciously similar, but the two databases have been operated by separate nonprofits -- or at least they were until Thursday. Ithaka, which owns JSTOR, announced it has...
View ArticleFormer College Football Player Sues Fantasy Sports Websites
A former Northern Illinois University football player filed federal lawsuits Thursday against DraftKings and FanDuel, alleging that the two fantasy sports companies have unfairly profited off the names...
View ArticleHispanic-Serving Colleges Proliferate; Enrollments Concentrate
The number of colleges and universities designated as Hispanic-serving continues to grow, as does the proportion of all Latino students they enroll, Excelencia in Education reports. The research and...
View ArticleOnline Learning Consortium Announces 2016 Priorities
The Online Learning Consortium will this year rebrand its main conferences and expand its Quality Scorecard, according to plans released Thursday. The organization's scorecard, which colleges can use...
View Article'Divert Unprepared University Students,' Report Says
A report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development found that about one in 10 university students in England have low basic skills in literacy or numeracy and suggests that many of...
View ArticleRhode Island Settles for $1.45M in Baseball Player's Death
The University of Rhode Island has agreed to pay $1.45 million to the family of a baseball player who died after collapsing during a team workout in 2011. The family's lawyer told the Associated Press...
View ArticleFor-Profit Westwood College Announces Closing
Denver-based Westwood College announced Wednesday it will shut down in March, according to a CBS affiliate.In November, Westwood, which has 14 campus locations nationally, announced it would stop...
View ArticleCommunity College Honors Society Names New Leader
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society announced earlier this week that Lynn Tincher-Ladner will serve as president and chief executive officer of the organization. PTK primarily serves community college...
View ArticleFor-Profit College Execs Sentenced on Financial Aid, Visa Fraud Charges
Three senior for-profit college executives were sentenced Tuesday on charges related to student financial aid and student visa fraud, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of...
View ArticleRhodes Statue to Remain at Oxford's Oriel College
The University of Oxford has decided not to take down a statue of Cecil Rhodes at its Oriel College despite alumni threats to withdraw millions in donations, the college announced. The statue, like a...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Hormones and Unethical Behavior
Today on The Academic Minute, Robert Josephs, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, explains that hormones may have something to do with dishonesty. Learn more about the...
View ArticleAdjuncts at Wells College Unionize
Non-tenure-track faculty members at Wells College -- full time and part time -- have voted to unionize and to be represented by the Service Employees International Union, The Ithaca Times reported. The...
View ArticleWhite House Will Push on K-12 Computer Science
President Obama announced Saturday that his next budget will include new funds and programs to promote computer science education in elementary and secondary schools, with the goal that all students in...
View ArticleOver Faculty Objections, Cornell Creates Business College
Cornell University's Board of Trustees voted to establish a College of Business, the university announced Saturday.The new College of Business will include Cornell’s three existing accredited business...
View ArticleBerkeley Admits Negligence in Death of Football Player
The University of California has acknowledged in court documents that its negligence played a role in the 2014 death of a UC-Berkeley football player who collapsed after a strenuous workout, the San...
View ArticleArbitrator Sides With Maine University on Layoffs
An arbitrator has ruled that the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine System did not violate their contract with a faculty union when Southern Maine laid off 26 instructors in 2014,...
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