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Pepperdine: No Credit for Internship With Pro-Pot Organization
Pepperdine University has denied the request of a student for academic credit for an internship with the Marijuana Policy Project...
Accrediting Council Creates Group on International Quality Assurance
As participation in higher education worldwide rises and geographic barriers and boundaries fall, collaboration on some postsecondary issues has increased...
Introducing ... Inside Higher Ed's Cartoon Caption Contest
Today Inside Higher Ed introduces a new feature: a monthly contest in which we ask readers to suggest a caption...
Academic Minute: Mammal Survival and Deep Time
In today’s Academic Minute, Larisa DeSantis of Vanderbilt University explains the evolutionary strategy that allowed mammals to survive multiple shifts...
Winners of 2012 McGraw Prize in Education
The winners of the 2012 McGraw Prize in Education include a prominent innovator in non-credit online education, and a journalist...
U. of Tulsa Fires President After 74 Days in Office
The University of Tulsa on Wednesday night fired Geoffrey Orsak as president, a position he had held for only 74...
MOOCs, Reputation and Credit Ratings
Recent developments in online higher education will likely benefit the credit ratings of brand-name and niche institutions while possibly threatening...
House Passes Bill on Transparency for Education of Veterans
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed legislation requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to require more transparency...