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American U of Beirut Will Restore Tenure System
American University of Beirut announced Friday that it is restoring a tenure system for faculty members. The university suspended the...
Academic Minute: Cell Phone Bills
Today on the Academic Minute, Matthew Osborne, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Toronto, delves into the how...
Colleges Seek to Revive Perkins Loan Program
Hundreds of colleges on Friday urged congressional leaders to grant a one-year reprieve to the federal Perkins Loan Program, which...
Most Freshmen Apply to One College, Data Suggest
Two-thirds of college freshmen who applied for federal student loans or grants last year indicated that they were applying to...
Accreditor Offers Relief to Dual Credit Providers
The nation's largest regional accreditor is giving colleges more time to meet an updated requirement on dual enrollment instructors. ashley...
San Francisco State Halts Sale of 'Pouring Rights'
Student activism has stymied a university's plans to sell "pouring rights" to a soda company. San Francisco State University had...
Federal Research Support Dipped Nearly 4% in 2014
Federal funding for university research and development in 2014 fell by 3.9 percent from the year before, with about two-thirds...
Academic Minute: Late Nights and Mental Health
Today on the Academic Minute, Minna Lyons, a University of Liverpool lecturer in psychology, discusses some personality traits associated with...