U. of Saskatchewan Ends Presidential Veto on Tenure
As part of a deal with its faculty union, the University of Saskatchewan has agreed to end the right of the president to veto tenure decisions, The Star Phoenix reported. Faculty at the university see...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Genetics of Addiction
In today's Academic Minute, Steven Schandler, a senior professor of psychology Chapman University's Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, discusses the factors that influence ACOAs or adult...
View ArticleInquiry Finds No Wrongdoing in N.J. County College's Contracting
An external investigation has found no wrongdoing in Sussex County Community College's awarding of a contract even though three of its trustees had ties to the engineering firm that received the...
View ArticleOpenStax College to Expand Textbook Library
OpenStax College, a nonprofit publisher that produces free textbooks, will expand its library with 10 new titles by 2017. The publisher, an initiative out of Rice University, currently has seven...
View ArticleU. of District Columbia Adjuncts Vote 'Yes' on Union
Adjunct faculty members at the University of the District of Columbia voted 82 to 25 in favor of forming a union affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, they announced Monday....
View ArticleDetails on Consumer Bureau Investigation of Corinthian
Corinthian Colleges, the struggling for-profit chain that is selling or closing its 107 campuses, announced Monday in a corporate filing that the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...
View ArticleThe #PayMyTuition Challenge
Students inspired by (or tired of) the "ice bucket challenge" for ALS research have taken to Twitter with the #PayMyTuition challenge, in which they are challenging various celebrities to help finance...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Early Education in Afghanistan
In today's Academic Minute, Dana Burde, an assistant professor of international education at New York University, discusses her work to improve the way Afghan children are educated. Learn more about...
View ArticleKorea Tightens Admissions Requirement for Expats
South Korea is tightening the admissions requirements for Korean students who live outside the country, The Korea Herald reported. The country allows Koreans from abroad to apply without taking the...
View ArticlePlane Crash Kills 4 Case Western Students
Four students at Case Western Reserve University were killed Monday night when the small plane one of them was flying crashed, Cleveland.com reported. A statement from the university said that three of...
View ArticleSociology Association Picks Gender Categories
The American Sociological Association has approved a new set of gender categories by which members can classify themselves for organizational purposes. After some debate, the association decided on the...
View ArticleFuror Over Article on How to Date Teaching Assistants
An article called "So you want to date a teaching assistant" has set off a furor at Western University, in Ontario. The article appeared in the special issue of The Gazette, the student newspaper, for...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Cell Phone Journalism
In today's Academic Minute, Andrew Mendelson, chair of Temple University’s journalism department, examines the role of cell phone cameras as part of the journalistic landscape. Learn more about the...
View ArticleDeferred Maintenance a Growing Concern for Canadian Universities
Canadian universities have an estimated $8.4 billion in deferred facilities maintenance, more than double the amount they had in 2000, according to a survey conducted for the Canadian Association of...
View ArticleDonations Up to Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals
Fund-raising is up at the nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals, according to a new survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges.The association found the average school or hospital...
View ArticleU. of Central Florida Business Students to Use Glassdoor
The University of Central Florida will this fall use the career website Glassdoor to teach its business students how to land a job after graduation. The website, which aggregates reviews and salary...
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California Community Colleges Set Completion Rate Goal
The California community college system on Wednesday announced a goal to produce 227,247 more certificates, degrees and transfer students in its next 10 incoming freshman classes. That would mean...
View ArticleSudden Departure for Suffolk U. President
Suffolk University on Wednesday replaced President James McCarthy, who had been in office since 2012, The Boston Globe reported. Few details were provided about why the change was made. Norman R....
View ArticleAdmissions Group to Flesh out Position on Commissioned Agents
The National Association for College Admission Counseling has released draft proposed additions to its Statement of Principles of Good Practice that would expand on last year’s change permitting member...
View ArticleEDMC Restructures Its Debt
Education Management Corporation, a large, publicly traded for-profit chain, announced on Wednesday that it had brokered a financial restructuring agreement with creditors that own 80 percent of the...
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