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Diploma Spelling Error by Northwestern's Medill School
Several years ago many students and alumni of Northwestern University's famed Medill School of Journalism objected when it changed its...
State Report Reveals Why Illinois Higher Ed Chief Left
When George Reid left his position as executive director of the Illinois State Board of Higher Education, the announcement said...
Hamline Adjuncts Vote to Unionize
Adjuncts at Hamline University have voted by a larger margin -- 72 percent in favor -- to unionize. They voted...
Non-Tenured Faculty at Hebrew U. Withhold Grades
Non-tenured humanities faculty members at Hebrew University of Jerusalem are withholding grades from courses just completed this semester to protest...
Deal Lets UCLA Professor Avoid Jail in Lab Fire Case
Patrick Harran, a professor of chemistry at the University of California at Los Angles, reached a deal Friday with California...
Senate Democrats Introduce Reverse-Transfer Bill
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a North Carolina Democrat, last week introduced a bill that would seek to encourage four-year institutions...
Academic Minute: Sharing the Wealth
In today’s Academic Minute, Jane Costello, a professor at Duke University’s Institute for Brain Sciences, profiles an experiment in profit-sharing...
Professor Sues University for Sex Misconduct Probe
Peter Ludlow, a Northwestern University philosophy professor who has been accused by an undergraduate of sexually harassing her, has filed...