Filter & Sort
Vulnerable Students
Recent charges of sexual assault and harassment by music professors raise old questions about a "sinister trend" in the discipline. Experts blame a mix of cultural factors and unique windows of opportunity.
Languages vs. Football (Well, Rugby)
The athletics vs. academics debate rages in Australian higher education, too -- with a twist.
'Suing Alma Mater'
Author discusses themes of new book on the courts and higher education.
Opinion
Humanities as Spectacle
If you want to attract a crowd and public support, it's time to think about marketing and performance, writes Matti Bunzl.
The Right to Speak Out
U. of California board -- responding to 2006 Supreme Court ruling -- codifies the right of professors to offer views on any policy or action of the university.
Do You Smoke? Pay $75 a Month
Penn State angered faculty when it mandated biometric tests for those on health insurance. Now it's charging extra to those who use tobacco. Faculty members -- including those who don't smoke -- are furious.
New Player in Adaptive Learning
Career Education Corp. gets a jump on adaptive learning, a reminder that for-profits can move fast and go big with emerging technologies.
Opinion
Communication Scholars Need to Communicate
Ernest J. Wilson III considers why -- in an age that his discipline should be central -- it is instead on the sidelines.