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SEC Adopts Rule Barring Transfers With Violent Pasts
The Southeastern Conference will no longer allow its members to accept transfer athletes with histories of domestic and sexual violence...
Accreditors Back Joint Approach to Competency-Based Education
A group representing the seven regional accrediting agencies has developed a common framework for assessing and approving competency-based education programs...
U of Sydney Shifts to 4-Year Undergraduate Degrees
The University of Sydney on Monday announced plans to shift undergraduate degrees from three to four years as part of...
Parental Warmth vs. Helicopter Parenting
Parental love and support do not eliminate the dangers of helicopter parenting, according to a new study. The findings are...
Academic Minute: Fracking Concerns
In today's Academic Minute, Susan Brantley, a professor of geosciences at Penn State University, discusses her research on the water...
Ex-Speaker Hastert, Indicted, Quits Wheaton Board
J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives who was indicted last week, has resigned from...
7 Meningitis Cases at U of Oregon Since January
Seven cases of meningitis at the University of Oregon have been diagnosed since January, The Oregonian reported. The outbreak is...
U of Kentucky Gift Won't Require Ayn Rand Room
The University of Kentucky has renegotiated a gift from BB&T, which under its former CEO pushed gifts linked to the...