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San Jose State University Faculty Pushes Back Against EdX
The philosophy department at San Jose State University is pushing back against the university's pioneering projects to test new online...
White House Vigorously Defends Science Against Congressional Attacks
WASHINGTON -- The White House science adviser criticized Republican efforts to curtail science spending that does not have a direct...
Canadian University Slashes Tuition for Americans
The University of Windsor sits just across the Canadian border from Detroit, yet Americans make up just 82 of its...
U. of New Hampshire Lays Off Professor Who Tampered with Student Evaluations
The University of New Hampshire has terminated the contract of Marco Dorfsman, an associate professor of Spanish, after he admitted...
Academic Minute: The Brain and Reading
In today’s Academic Minute, Natalie Phillips of Michigan State University explores how the brain functions while reading literature. Learn more...
Top Puerto Rico University Officials Quit to Protest Governance Changes
Several leaders of University of Puerto Rico campuses have quit their jobs to protest the governor's signing of legislation to...
A Call to 'Commit Sociology'
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently annoyed academics in his country by suggesting that only a law-and-order approach was needed...
Dining Hall Workers Vote to Unionize at Pomona
Dining hall workers at Pomona College voted Tuesday, 57 to 26, to unionize and to be represented by Unite Here...