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Academic Minute: Psychological Health and Family Meals
In today’s Academic Minute, Frank Elgar of McGill University explores the psychological benefits of making time for family meals. Learn...
Are Journal Submissions Getting Sloppier?
Véronique Kiermer, executive editor of the Nature Publishing Group, says that there is more "sloppiness" than in the past in...
Harvard Urged to Do More on Gay History
A prominent Harvard University historian, Niall Ferguson, has been apologizing for statements he made that John Maynard Keynes didn't care...
Michigan 2-Year Institution May Drop Its 'Community'
Jackson Community College, one of a number of two-year institutions in Michigan that recently earned the right to offer four-year...
Texas 'Clean Up' Bill on University Governance Advances
Legislation that would limit the power of public university trustees -- inspired by perceived micromanaging by the University of Texas...
Academic Minute: Graveyards and Urban Parks
In today’s Academic Minute, Aaron Sachs of Cornell University reveals how many of America’s iconic urban parks had first lives...
Bill Would Hold Coaches Who Violate Rules Financially Responsible
An Oregon bill scheduled for public hearing Wednesday would allow state universities to sue coaches who “intentionally or recklessly” commit...
U. of Phoenix Might Face Lesser Sanction from Accreditor
A committee of a regional accreditor last week recommended that the University of Phoenix be placed "on notice," which is...