Academic Minute: Weight Loss and Relationships
In today’s Academic Minute, Lynsey Romo of North Carolina State University reveals why extreme weight loss can be rough on a romantic relationship. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Ad...
View ArticleU. of Iowa Law School Slashes Sticker Price
The University of Iowa College of Law will dramatically cut prices in an effort to attract more students in a weak legal market and reduce student debt. The state's Board of Regents approved a plan to...
View ArticleHow One Instructor Got Students to Pay Attention to Class Rules
Nichole Wilson, a psychology professor at Yavapai College, is having one of the best semesters ever in terms of student attendance and interaction. More than two-thirds of students have perfect...
View ArticleOnline Education: More Than MOOCs
"Online Education: More Than MOOCs" is a collection of news articles and opinion essays -- in print-on-demand format -- about the many forms of online learning that continue to develop outside the...
View ArticleAnother Repeat Presidency (Interim) for Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee will be named today as interim president of West Virginia University, The Charleston Gazette reported. Gee was 37 years old when he became president of WVU in 1981, and he stayed in the...
View ArticleOfficials Investigate Video of Alleged Sex Assault at Seton Hall
Authorities in New Jersey are investigating whether a video shows the alleged sex assault of a Seton Hall University student, The New York Times reported. The video shows attendees at an off-campus...
View ArticleArgosy Fined $3.3 Million by Colorado
Colorado's attorney general's office announced Thursday that the state has fined for-profit Argosy University $3.3 million for deceptive marketing, The Denver Post reported. The state found that the...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Genetics Of Bee Sex
In today’s Academic Minute, Martin Hasselmann of the University of Cologne discusses the genetic process that determines the sex of honey bees. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleNCAA Cites Southeastern Louisiana for Ineligible Athletes
Nearly 140 ineligible Southeastern Louisiana University athletes in all 16 sports were allowed to practice, compete and receive scholarships because of the institution’s failure to monitor its...
View ArticleCoursera Launches iPhone App
Students in courses hosted by Coursera, the massive open online course provider, can now access lessons on the go -- as long as they have an iPhone. The MOOC provider launched an official mobile app on...
View ArticleSmartphone Use Linked to Lower Grades
More evidence that all that texting you see isn't about academics? Researchers at Kent State University tracked how much time students spend on their phones, and their grades. More use of phones is...
View ArticleAnother Chinese Professor Says He Was Fired Over Ideology
Zhang Xuezhong, a law professor at East China University of Political Science and Law, said Tuesday he had been fired after refusing to apologize for publications championing constitutional law in...
View ArticleBig Drop in Division II Athlete Grad Rates
Graduation rates among Division II athletes dropped by an unusually high three percentage points this year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Tuesday, but officials say it’s likely...
View ArticleSouthern Accreditor Clears Virginia, Fisk, Florida A&M
The college commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools took several institutions off of probationary or warning status at its meeting this week, including the University of...
View ArticleStudy: Student Debt Squeezes Middle Class the Most
College students from middle-income families are more likely to end up with student loan debt than their peers from both lower and higher socioeconomic backgrounds, a new study has found.The research...
View ArticleDetails on Charges of Stealing and Selling Tests at Florida International
Details emerged Tuesday about allegations that tests prepared for use at Florida International University were being stolen and sold. The university announced Monday that three people -- two of them...
View ArticleProtests Over Protest Rules at Cooper Union, CUNY
Activists are questioning proposed new rules on protests at Cooper Union and the City University of New York, The New York Times reported. In both cases, the institutions have in the past faced...
View ArticleGrad Union Announces Victory at NYU
The Graduate Student Organizing Committee at New York University late Wednesday announced that eligible graduate teaching assistants had voted overwhelmingly this week to form a union. GSOC, part of...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Botox And Chronic Pain
In today’s Academic Minute, Bazbek Davletov of the University of Sheffield explains why Botox could be the next great pain medication. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleCERN Admits Israel as First Non-European Member Nation
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research and a major force in global science, on Thursday voted to admit Israel as the first non-European full member nation, and as the first nation added...
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