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Pushed Out

U of Texas Southwestern Medical Center settled a long-running lawsuit from a professor who alleged discrimination on the basis of age and sex. What does the case say about conditions for older female academics?

Should Fine Arts and Communications Qualify as STEM Degrees?

The U.S. government offers international graduates of STEM programs extended work visas. Now that some unconventional degrees qualify, some argue that the educational visa system is broken.

Ciao, Italia!

Meredith College started a low-cost Italian getaway program for employees prior to the pandemic. Now the morale-boosting initiative is roaring back to life.
Opinion

Holding the Line

Hollis Robbins shares her takeaways from that academic freedom conference at Stanford.

Analyzing the Return on Investment for Online Education

Authors of a new book discuss why colleges should gauge the return on investment for online learning and the cultural impediments to doing so.

New Programs: Mechatronics, Urban Design, Intraoperative Neuromonitoring

Berkshire Community College is starting an associate of science degree in mechatronics. Cornell University is starting a master of science...

New Programs: Business and Entrepreneurship, Government, Exercise Science

Lawrence University is starting a major in business and entrepreneurship. Paul Smith’s College is starting a B.S. in government and...

A Matter of Public Concern

An Auburn professor spoke out about athletics officials advocating for an otherwise unpopular major in which football players were clustered and lost his chair. A jury says he deserves more than half a million dollars in damages.