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Desire2Learn's Platform Becomes Brightspace
Desire2Learn's learning management system now has a name: Brightspace. The company had previously referred to the system as its "integrated...
Adjuncts Urge Labor Dept. Inquiry Into Working Conditions
More than 500 adjunct professors and their advocates have signed a petition calling for the U.S. Department of Labor to...
Academic Minute: Cryptographic Key Security
In today's Academic Minute, Artur Ekert, professor of quantum physics at the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford, discusses...
Campbellsville Seeks to Change Ties to Baptists
Campbellsville University is seeking to change its relationship with the Kentucky Baptist Convention, such that the university's board would pick...
Bipartisan Bill Would Compel Broad Reporting of College Sports Finances
A pair of Congressional lawmakers, one Democrat and one Republican, introduced legislation Monday that would compel colleges (including private institutions)...
Audit Faults Federal Oversight of Student Debt Collectors
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Education has not properly overseen the companies it hires to collect defaulted federal student...
Amid 'Negative Outlook' for Higher Ed, Moody's Finds Optimism
The financial picture for higher education remains negative, but “green shoots” of stability are emerging, according to a new industry...
Academic Minute: Rescue Karyotyping
In today's Academic Minute, Zev Williams, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, women’s health and genetics at the Albert Einstein...