6 Cancer Research Centers Will Share $540 Million
Ludwig Cancer Research is today announcing six grants, of $90 million each, for cancer research centers created by an earlier gift by the philanthropy, USA Today reported. The grants will go to centers...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Receding New England Accent
In today’s Academic Minute, James Stanford of Dartmouth College reveals why the iconic New England accent is becoming more geographically isolated. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Ad...
View ArticleNew Criticism of MLA's Policy on Press Credentials
The Modern Language Association, criticized by some for rejecting a request by The Daily Caller to have press credentials to cover its annual meeting, has also rejected a request by the Jewish News...
View ArticleBill Would Require Campuses to Report Rape to Police
A bill introduced in the California Assembly on Monday would require all colleges in the state to notify the police or sheriff’s department any report of a violent crime, including forcible rape,...
View ArticleFor Recent Grads, Recessions Equal Underemployment
Finding a good job after graduation has indeed become more difficult since the recession – the recession of 2001, that is. A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Current Issues found...
View ArticleChallenge to American Studies Group's Tax-Exempt Status
Note: This article has been updated to incorporate the American Studies Association's response. The American Studies Association is facing a challenge of its tax-exempt status in the wake of a vote by...
View ArticleWhy Some Colleges Get More Million-Dollar Gifts
Veteran college presidents, highly ranked colleges and urban institutions have a better chance of luring big donations, according to a recent study by Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates, a consulting...
View Article4 States Agree on 'Block Transfer' of Gen Ed Core
Colleges in Hawaii, North Dakota, Oregon and Utah have reached agreement on a framework designed to allow students to prove that they have reached proficiency on key general education learning outcomes...
View ArticleAnother For-Profit College in Consumer Agency's Sights
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has told Corinthian Colleges, Inc. that the agency's enforcement office may urge the CFPB to "take legal action" against the for-profit higher education...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Topography and Forest Clearing
In today’s Academic Minute, Brody Sandel, of Aarhus University in Denmark, discusses why forests are becoming increasingly restricted to sloped terrain. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleProgram to Help Tenn. Transfer Students Get Associate Degree
A broad range of Tennessee institutions -- two-year and four-year, public and private -- are collaborating on a new "reverse transfer" program designed to allow students to receive associate degrees...
View ArticleIvy Tech Consolidates Administration to Cut Costs
After struggling with financial problems largely attributable to declines in state funding, officials at Indiana's Ivy Tech Community College said Tuesday that they're cutting the number of regional...
View ArticleBoston U. Investigates 'Phishing' Thefts of Paychecks
Boston University is investigating how someone managed the steal paychecks of 10 employees. The thefts were apparently the result of "phishing," in which someone uses a scheme to obtain access to email...
View ArticleReport Again Names Professor as Low-Stress Job
What do tenured professors have in common with audiologists, hair stylists and jewelers? They’ve all got the lowest-stress jobs, according to a new report from CareerCast.com. The job portal’s annual...
View ArticleAmerican Studies Group Urged to Revisit Mission
The American Studies Program at Middlebury College has issued a different kind of letter in response to the American Studies Association’s recent vote to boycott Israeli universities. In addition to...
View ArticleCNN Finds Athletes Who 'Read Like 5th Graders'
A CNN investigation has found many football and basketball players at big time athletics universities may not be literate above a fifth grade level. The network approached public universities with open...
View ArticleJudge Blocks Part of NYU Expansion Plan
A state judge on Tuesday issued a ruling that will block about half of a controversial expansion plan by New York University, The New York Timesreported. The judge ruled that New York City lacked the...
View ArticleUC Santa Barbara Will Get New Meningitis Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved the distribution of a new vaccine -- approved in Europe but not yet generally approved for use in the U.S. -- at the University of California...
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Cartoon Caption Contest: Arctic Vortex Edition
Okay, that was a cheap ploy. Yes, the contest is winter-themed this month, but it really has nothing to do with the Arctic Vortex. But you clicked, right? Please click here to submit a caption for this...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Nostalgia and Optimism
In today’s Academic Minute, Wing Yee (VerBon) Cheung of the University of Southampton explains why how we think about the past can influence attitudes about the future. Learn more about the Academic...
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