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Nate Silver on College Majors
Have enrollments in traditional liberal arts fields dropped? Debates over the issue turn up everywhere, and Nate Silver -- the...
AAU Selects 8 Universities for STEM Education Effort
The Association of American Universities on Tuesday announced that eight of its members would serve as project sites for a...
Moody's Downgrades NCAA Credit Outlook
Moody’s has downgraded the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s credit outlook to negative on account of a major lawsuit threatening the...
OCR: Colleges Must Support Pregnant and Parenting Students
Colleges have special responsibilities to support young parents and pregnant students under Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972...
Academic Minute: Environmental Risk from Aging Sewers
In today’s Academic Minute, Emily Elliott of the University of Pittsburgh explores aging sewer systems and reveals the threat they...
Obama to Answer Student Loan Questions
WASHINGTON — With less than a week remaining until the interest rate on new, federally subsidized student loans is scheduled...
New Papers on Effectiveness of Financial Aid
WASHINGTON — As Congress begins preparing to eventually reauthorize the Higher Education Act, many suggestions have already been put forward...
Universities Play Role in 2 Supreme Court Employment Law Rulings
By far the most significant higher education case out of the U.S. Supreme Court Monday was its affirmative action ruling...