Yeshiva U. Plans Deep Budget Cuts
Yeshiva University this week announced plans for deep budget cuts, the continuation of cuts to faculty retirement accounts and the sale of some buildings owned by the university, The Jewish Daily...
View ArticleSupport for Tenure Requirement for Law Schools
Continued, mandatory tenure systems for law professors got a high-profile vote of support recently from two past presidents of the Association of American Law Schools. Robert A. Gorman, professor...
View ArticleGainful Employment Data and Proposal
Late Wednesday the U.S. Department of Education released further revisions to its proposed gainful employment regulations, which would impose standards on vocational programs at for-profit institutions...
View ArticlePowers Survives at UT-Austin; Debate on Interim at Texas A&M
The University of Texas Board of Regents -- after long hours behind closed doors Thursday to discuss the performance of Bill Powers as president of the flagship campus at Austin -- decided to keep him...
View ArticleEnrollments Dip for 2nd Year; For-Profits Drop Sharply
Overall enrollment in higher education fell by 1.5 percent in fall 2013, marking the second consecutive year of decline, the National Student Clearinghouse estimated Thursday in a report. Enrollments...
View Article2,500 Get False Acceptance Emails From Fordham
About 2,500 applicants to Fordham University were incorrectly told this week that they had been admitted, when in reality 500 of them had been rejected and another 2,000 had been deferred, The New York...
View ArticleSurvey on Assessment and Undergrad Education at Research Universities
Research universities are using a wide range of tools to assess and improve undergraduate education, and they are adding methods for assessment and improvement, according to a survey released Thursday...
View ArticleCatholic U. Rejects Criticism of Koch Foundation Gift
The Catholic University of America is defending a $1 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation to hire visiting professors in the business school. A group of Roman Catholic theologians and teachers...
View ArticleColorado Now Says IRB Review Not Needed for Classroom Skits
The University of Colorado at Boulder on Monday issued new statements on the case of Patti Adler, a popular sociology professor whose students and former students are furious over what they view as an...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Lost Theatrical Works of the Holocaust
In today’s Academic Minute, Lisa Peschel of the University of York discusses the discovery of theatrical works that were only performed in World War II Jewish ghettos. Learn more about the Academic...
View ArticleApollo Buys Australian Online College
The Apollo Education Group's global division is buying 70 percent of Open Colleges Australia for $99 million, with additional payments of up to $48 million, the for-profit chain announced Tuesday in a...
View ArticleDuke to Add Women's Sports, Athletic Scholarships
Duke University will add a softball team and increase to the maximum number of allowed athletic scholarships in women’s fencing, swimming, diving and track and field, the institution announced Monday....
View ArticleColorado State University-Pueblo Considers 50 Layoffs
Efforts to trim $3.3 million from the budget at Colorado State University-Pueblo could force 50 faculty and staff layoffs, The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper reports. “What the (CSU System) really wants is...
View ArticleHarvard Student Charged in Bomb Hoax
The U.S. attorney’s office has charged a 20-year-old Harvard University student who emailed a bomb threat to campus officials and the student newspaper, CBS Boston reported. The incident led...
View ArticleDispute on Israeli Speaker at George Mason Commencement
George Mason University and a student group, GMU Students Against Israeli Apartheid, have come to an agreement on a protest walkout planned by the group during the winter commencement at the...
View ArticleNative American Studies Group Joins Israel Boycott
The elected council for the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association has unanimously opted to support the academic boycott of Israel, making it the third U.S.-based scholarly association,...
View ArticleLonger Distances for Athlete Travel
An article in The New York Times explores the impact of conference realignment on the travel logistics of college athletes. Many teams are traveling much longer distances, resulting in greater time and...
View ArticleStrengthening Ties Between Colleges and Employers
A new report from the Center for American Progress proposes reforms to improve the connection between higher education and employers. Stackable credentials, competency-based education and more...
View ArticleMore Title IX Suits From Men Punished for Sex Assault
A Delaware State University who was suspended after being accused of rape and subsequently cleared of criminal charges is suing the institution, several administrators and his accuser under civil...
View ArticleCalifornia Agency Recommends Changes to Oversight of For-Profits
California's Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) wants the state's government to devise criteria for determining which for-profit institutions are most at risk for having questionable business...
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