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$100,000 Gift Offer Has Unusual Condition Attached
Madison Area Technical College is turning down an offer of a $100,000 gift because of a condition attached to it...
Faculty Leaders Decry Tactics of Anti-Petraeus Protests
The hiring of David H. Petraeus, the former military leader and ex-director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to teach at...
U. of Virginia to Study Its History With Slavery
The University of Virginia announced last week that a special commission will study the role slavery played in the university's...
Purdue Calumet Rescinds Layoffs of 7 Faculty Members
Purdue University's regional Calumet campus has rescinded layoffs ordered for seven faculty members, The Journal & Courier reported. Administrators had...
British College Reverses Ban on Niqab
Birmingham Metropolitan College has reversed its ban on students wearing the niqab, a veil worn by some Muslim women that...
Academic Minute: Sick Days and Flu Outbreaks
In today’s Academic Minute, Supriya Kumar of the University of Pittsburgh examines how flu outbreaks can be reduced by encouraging...
Metro State Faculty Want Audit Following Late Paychecks
Metropolitan State University has paid its summer course instructors – a week late, the Pioneer Press reported. Administrators said last...
Report: Teens See College as Marker of Success
Teenagers say graduating from college is highly important, but teens and their mothers worry about the price tag, according to...