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Two More Colleges Add Test-Optional Admissions
Two more colleges -- Marymount University, in Virginia, and Point Park University, in Pennsylvania -- announced Friday that they are...
Coke Funds Scientists Who Shift Obesity Debate
Coca-Cola is funding and providing support to a new group, the Global Energy Balance Network, that supports researchers who say...
Senate Honors 1890 Land-Grant Universities
The U.S. Senate last week unanimously approved a resolution commemorating the 125th university of the Second Morrill Act that led...
Academic Minute: Earthworm Invasion
In today's Academic Minute, Oksana Chkrebtii, a statistician at Ohio State University, offers an interesting analysis of whether we are...
Minnesota Athletic Director Quits Over Harassment
The University of Minnesota's athletic director, Norwood Teague, resigned Friday after two university employees filed sexual harassment complaints against him...
California Attorney General Investigates U of Phoenix
Apollo Education Group said Friday that it is being investigated by California's attorney general, Kamala Harris. The inquiry relates to...
After Year on Job, U of British Columbia Leader Quits
After only a year in office, Arvind Gupta is stepping down as president of the University of British Columbia, one...
Colleges Start Programs in 4 California Prisons
Community colleges are starting programs in four California prisons, The Los Angeles Times reported. The move comes amid a push...