Academic Minute: The Power of Californium
In today’s Academic Minute, Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the Gregory R. Choppin Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University, discusses his work with atomic element number 98:...
View ArticleIdaho State Arms Officers to Deal With New Gun Law
A new law took effect in Idaho Tuesday allowing people to carry guns on campuses -- a measure opposed by many faculty leaders and others. In response, Idaho State University -- for the first time --...
View ArticleGroup Condemns Israeli Raids on Palestinian Universities
The Middle East Studies Association has written to U.S. and Israeli authorities protesting recent Israeli raids on several Palestinian university campuses. The letter states that Israeli authorities...
View ArticleCollege Board Apologizes for T-Shirt at AP Grading Event
The College Board has issued a statement on behalf of itself and the Educational Testing Service, apologizing for a T-shirt that was made and sold by high school and college teachers who gathered in...
View ArticleExtended Negotiations Over Corinthian's Phasing-Out
The U.S. Department of Education failed to reach an agreement with Corinthian Colleges on how to sell or close its 107 campuses, the department said Wednesday. The two sides last month agreed to an...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Computers That Teach
In today’s Academic Minute, Matt Taylor, assistant professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University, explains how he is teaching computers how to...
View ArticleU.S. Adds 12 Institutions to Title IX Investigation List
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has added a dozen more colleges and universities to its growing list of institutions being investigated for their handling of sexual assault...
View ArticleArizona State Officer Placed on Leave
Arizona State University announced Wednesday that it has placed Stewart Ferrin, the officer involved in stopping an African-American female professor who was jaywalking and then body-slamming her into...
View ArticleLiberal Arts Colleges to Collaborate With Mellon Money
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is helping fund a 10-member consortium of Pennsylvania liberal arts colleges as they try to cope with the troubles liberal arts colleges now face. Among the plans...
View ArticleEd Dept. Official: Ratings on Track for Fall Release
The senior Department of Education official overseeing the development of the Obama administration’s college ratings system confirmed on Wednesday that the department was on track to publish a draft...
View ArticleScrutiny for Hillary Clinton Speaking Fees at Colleges
At least eight universities have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to Hillary Clinton to speak on their campuses, The Washington Post reported. Students at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas,...
View ArticleRetrenchment at Nation's Largest Law School
The Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the nation's largest, is getting smaller. Cooley has four campuses in Michigan and one in Florida. A statement on the Cooley website says -- without providing much...
View ArticleU. of Utah Rewrites Gender-Specific Parts of Fight Song
Facing criticism that parts of its fight song lyrics are sexist, the University of Utah on Wednesday announced changes that will remove the implication that the perspective is a male one. The line “our...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Propose Cut to Humanities Funding
The U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that oversees the budget for the National Endowment for the Humanities on Tuesday proposed legislation to reduce that agency’s funding by more than 5...
View ArticleSurvey: Many Colleges Lack Training on Dealing With Sex Assaults
Senator Claire McCaskill is set today to release her survey on campus practices related to sexual assault and she gave Bloomberg an early look at some data. The results show that one in five colleges...
View ArticleSeeking New Models for Public Urban Universities
Seven public urban universities have been selected to receive $225,000 grants each to support the development and testing of new models for the sector, dealing with issues such as improved student...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Benefits of Preschool
Peter Savelyev, assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University, explains the long-term benefits of early learning. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticlePlagiarism Questions on Nominee to be Korean Education Minister
Kim Myung-soo, a professor at Korea National University of Education and nominee for education minister of South Korea, is facing tough questions from legislators over plagiarism allegations, The Korea...
View ArticleLegal Dispute Between Duke and Heirs of John Wayne
An article by NPR explains a legal dispute between Duke University and heirs of John Wayne, sometimes known as "Duke" himself. The dispute concerns when the Duke name can be used, but the university...
View ArticleNon-Tenure-Track Faculty Unionize at U. Illinois
The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board has certified a union for nearly 500 non-tenure track faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The organizing drive was by the...
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