Academic Minute: Equine Therapy
In today's Academic Minute, Erika Berg, a professor of animal science at North Dakota State University, discusses her research on the therapeutic benefits of horses. Learn more about the Academic...
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Is Urinating in the Shower the Next Big Green Idea?
Students at the University of East Anglia are encouraging their fellow students to skip their first trip to the toilet in the morning and to, instead, urinate in the shower, the BBC reported. The idea...
View ArticleUniversity College London Email Crippled by 'Reply All' Spam
Students at University College London have been inundated by spam emails after the institution's president, Michael Arthur, appeared to accidentally send all students a one-word email. The email, which...
View Article'U.S. News' to Issue New Global University Rankings
U.S. News and World Reporthas announced that it will release its first global ranking of universities on Oct. 28. U.S. News plans to publish a global ranking of the top 500 universities across 49...
View ArticleChristian College Group, Ex-President Settle Dispute
The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the former president of the group, Edward O. Blews Jr., have issued a joint statement announcing the settlement of a dispute over the dismissal...
View ArticleFraternity Prank Blamed for Death of 2 Flamingos
Authorities are blaming a University of Southern Mississippi fraternity -- and have arrested one pledge -- in the deaths of two flamingos at a local zoo, The Hattiesburg American reported. The pledge...
View ArticleEditor to Give Up Leadership of Philosophy Rankings
The University of Chicago's Brian Leiter has announced that, after 2014-15, he is giving up the editorship of The Philosophical Gourmet Report, a rankings system he created for philosophy departments....
View ArticleNobel in Economics
Jean Tirole was this morning named winner of the 2014 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Tirole, of Capitole University, in France, was honored “for his analysis of market power and regulation." More...
View ArticleFlorida State's Ever-Growing Football Scandal
Florida State University continues to face damning news reports about Jameis Winston, its Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback who has been accused of rape, and other members of the football team and...
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Hundreds Stage Sit-In at Saint Louis University
Hundreds of people marched to Saint Louis University Sunday night -- as part of a series of protests in St. Louis over the way the police treat black people -- and started a sit-in, The St. Louis...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Importance of Memetics
In today's Academic Minute, Michele Coscia, a postdoc at Harvard University, discusses the importance of understanding memetics. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleTwo Full Years of Our Cartoon Caption Contest
This month marks the 24th edition of Inside Higher Ed's Cartoon Caption Contest, in which we ask creative readers to get inside the heads of Matthew Henry Hall's hand-drawn characters.You can suggest a...
View ArticleSix Athletes Cut Suddenly from Tennessee Track Team
When Beth Alford-Sullivan was hired to replace the University of Tennessee's recently fired women's track coach this summer, she publicly promised to keep all 16 of the program's newly recruited...
View ArticleNew Data on Transition from High School to College
The National Student Clearinghouse on Tuesday released a broad data set on students' transition from high school to college. The nonprofit group's report, which is the second annual installment,...
View ArticleWilliam Peace U. President to Retire
The president of William Peace University in North Carolina plans to retire next summer after a tumultuous time in office. President Debra Townsley, who came to Peace from Nichols College in...
View ArticleJob Prospects Are Up for New Graduates
The job market for new graduates in the spring appears to be much improved. According to "Recruiting Trends," an annual national survey of companies by Michigan State University, hiring is expected to...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Eastern Tiger Salamander
In today's Academic Minute, Valorie Titus, a professor of environmental science at American Public University, discusses her research and conservation efforts related to these little amphibians. Learn...
View ArticleState Court Backs NYU Expansion in Greenwich Village
A state appeals court on Tuesday endorsed New York University's right to undertake a multibillion-dollar expansion of its Greenwich Village campus, rejecting complaints by faculty and other critics...
View ArticleNew Primer on College Mental Health
The American Psychological Association urged colleges Tuesday to address the mental health of students, and released a publication focusing on the role mental health plays in learning. The "Strategic...
View ArticleAAUP Foundation Grants Steven Salaita $5K
The American Association of University Professors Foundation is granting $5,000 in temporary financial aid to Steven Salaita, via its Academic Freedom Fund. The controversial scholar, who is currently...
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