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Gates Surveys Faculty Attitudes
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation this week released results from a survey it commissioned of faculty attitudes, with a...
Bomb Threat Causes Chaos at College of Charleston
The College of Charleston was partially evacuated Tuesday following a bomb threat that turned out to unfounded. A caller reported...
Academic Minute: The World’s Tiniest Snowman
In today's Academic Minute, David Cox, a fellow at the University of Surrey, discusses how he built the world's smallest...
Anti-Vaccine Instructor Takes Leave From Course
A Canadian instructor under fire for teaching anti-vaccine views that clash with science has asked for and been granted a...
Report: Colleges That Divest Will Lose Money
A new report -- funded by the Independent Petroleum Association of America -- argues that colleges that sell holdings in...
Arrests End Sit-In at U. of Minnesota President's Office
Thirteen protesters were arrested Monday evening following a daylong sit-in at the president's office of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities...
Saint Louis U. Won't Revoke Invite to Ferguson Prosecutor
Saint Louis University officials are refusing to go along with the demands of some students that the institution revoke an...
Bryn Mawr Will Admit Transgender Applicants
Bryn Mawr College, a women's institution, announced Monday that it would admit certain groups of transgender students. Bryn Mawr's old...