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Texas GOP vs. Critical Thinking
The 2012 platform of the Texas Republican Party contains a number of provisions raising eyebrows among Texas academics. For instance...
New Report on Challenges Facing Research Universities
The Research Universities Futures Consortium, a group of 25 research universities across the country released a report Thursday highlighting the...
Audit Threatens U.S. Funds for Replacing Flood-Damaged Facilities at U. of Iowa
A federal official has recommended that the Federal Emergency Management Agency reverse its decision to provide tens of millions of...
Campuses React to Colorado Springs Fires
As the Waldo Canyon fire continues to ravage Colorado Springs, some area colleges are taking steps to protect students and...
Academic Minute: Soy Diets and Primate Evolution
In today’s Academic Minute, Michael Wasserman of McGill University describes his research project examining the role of soy in primate...
Missouri Board Ignores Backers of University Press
Meetings of the University of Missouri Board of Curators -- though in part open to the public -- typically have...
New Recommendations on Sports Conditioning
A panel of experts has released recommendations on how college teams can minimize the dangers of sudden deaths of players...
Limited Progress for Women as Med School Deans
Although women are being appointed as medical school deans in larger numbers than was true two decades ago, they remain...