Academic Minutes: DNA of Native Americans
In today’s Academic Minute, Ripan Malhi, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses both the importance and the difficulty of this type of...
View ArticleGeorge Washington Students Diss Commencement Speaker
Students at George Washington University are not impressed with their commencement speaker this year, José Andrés, a noted local chef. Washington City Paper noted tweets such as this one, which noted...
View ArticleStudent Says He Was Denied Readmission for Being Gay
A dean's list student at Hannibal-LaGrange University who withdrew due to illness in October says he was blocked from returning because he is gay, the Associated Press reported. During the time he was...
View ArticleStep Forward for Male Student's Title IX Lawsuit
After a few male students accused of sexual assault sued their institutions under Title IX, alleging that they were discriminated against on the basis of gender in campus disciplinary hearings, experts...
View ArticleTreasury Dept. Issues License on Exchange with Iran
The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday issued a general license allowing accredited U.S. universities to enter into academic exchange agreements with Iranian universities and permitting the export...
View Article$5M Claim Filed by Black Student Against San Jose State
The black student who authorities say was the victim of months of racial harassment by his suitemates at San Jose State University has filed a $5 million claim against the institution, The San Jose...
View ArticleQuebec Urged to Ban Students From Wearing Burkas
A leader of the Parti Québécois, which is the governing party in Quebec but has just started a tough re-election campaign, has proposed that college and university students be barred from wearing...
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Data on Student Veterans' College Outcomes under New G.I. Bill
Update: This article has been revised to include more details about the report.Slightly more than half of military veterans who used Montgomery and Post 9/11 G.I. Bill benefits have completed the...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Debunking the Sixth Sense
In today’s Academic Minute, Piers Howe, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne, investigates the legitimacy of those who claim to have a sixth sense. Learn more about the Academic...
View ArticleJury Convicts Founder of 'University' of Visa Fraud
A federal jury in California on Monday convicted Susan Su, the founder and president of Tri-Valley University, of 35 counts related to visa fraud, The San Jose Mercury News reported. The counts relate...
View ArticleRussian Institute Fires Professor Who Criticized Annexation of Crimea
A philosophy professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations was fired after writing an op-ed criticizing Russia’s annexation of Crimea as akin to Nazi Germany’s annexation of...
View ArticleGlobalization of Higher Education: A New Compilation
Inside Higher Ed is today releasing a free compilation of articles -- in print-on-demand format -- about the globalization of higher education. The articles reflect long-term trends in the recruitment...
View ArticleRutgers Board Won't Hear Dissent on Condoleezza Rice
Many faculty members at Rutgers University at New Brunswick are upset that the university's board approved a plan to invite Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state in the administration of President...
View ArticleReport: Federal Aid Rules Stall Competency Education
Federal student aid is not conducive to competency-based education, according to a new report, because the current system is designed to fund education that occurs within structured, discrete time...
View ArticleCivil Rights Office Investigates Florida Scholarship
The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether Florida's Bright Futures scholarship program illegally discriminates against black and Latino students, The Miami Herald...
View ArticleProfessors Protest Plan to Cut Off Email for Would-Be Strikers
Members of the faculty union at Portland State University filed a complaint Monday over a plan by administrators to cut off email access for professors who participate in a threatened strike, The...
View ArticleEducation Dept. Publishes New Rules on Gainful Employment
The U.S. Education Department this morning formally published its proposed regulations requiring vocational programs at for-profit institutions and community colleges to show that they are preparing...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Ecotourism and the Extraction Nexus
In today’s Academic Minute, Veronica Davidov, assistant professor of anthropology at Monmouth University, observes the interesting symbiosis of tourism and industry. Learn more about the Academic...
View ArticleNew York City, CUNY to Certify 400 New Pre-K Teachers
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City has big plans to increase the number of qualified pre-K teachers, and announced plans to work with City University of New York’s Early Childhood Professional...
View ArticleRethinking California's Master Plan
California's storied Master Plan has led to a structure and financing of public higher education that is out of sync with the needs of students and the state, according to a new report from the...
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