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Academic Minute: Mathematics and Mapping Epidemics
In today’s Academic Minute, Thomas House of the University at Warwick reveals how mathematical models are increasing our understanding of...
IRS Starts to Address Issues on Adjunct Faculty Hours
Proposed rules issued by the Internal Revenue Service note concerns among some colleges about how to calculate when adjunct faculty...
Worries on Dutch Universities' Use of Derivatives
The Dutch education ministry wants to ban universities from investing in derivatives, Times Higher Education reported. Derivatives have become a...
Unlikely Critic of the SAT
David Coleman, the new president of the College Board, last year gave a speech (related to his prior position as...
College Football's Brain Trauma Problem
College football has been "by far the slowest sport to react" to the growing concerns about brain trauma from repeated...
College Football Teams Use Potentially Dangerous Drug
Many big-time college football programs use a generic version of the pain-relief drug Toradol to treat players -- despite evidence...
AAU Calls for Action on Gun Violence
The Association of American Universities on Thursday issued a statement backing reform of gun laws in the United States. While...
Gerda Lerner Dies at 92
Gerda Lerner, considered one of the pioneers of women's history, died Wednesday at the age of 92. An obituary in...