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First President Named for Yale-Singapore College
Pericles Lewis has been named the inaugural president of the Yale-NUS College, a new institution jointly created by Yale University...
Debate at Minnesota Over Grade Inflation
Faculty members at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities are debating whether too many students are earning A grades, The Star...
College Visits That Parents Might Not Like
High schoolers who make overnight visits to colleges they are considering are engaging in potentially dangerous or illegal behavior, according...
Syracuse Grad Student Killed in Syria
Bassel Al Shahade, who was a Fulbright Scholar from Syria pursuing an M.F.A. at Syracuse University, was killed Monday in...
Attorneys General Urge Tighter Rules on Military Aid and For-Profits
Attorneys general in more than 20 states sent a letter Tuesday urging Congressional leaders to tighten federal rules in ways...
Assistant Education Secretary to Head Back to Cal State
The U.S. Education Department's top-ranking postsecondary education official is heading back to campus. Eduardo M. Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary...
Academic Minute: Dinosaurs and Methane
In today’s Academic Minute, David Wilkinson of Liverpool John Moores University examines the role methane may have played in warming...
In California, Many Summer Courses Disappear
In many states in recent years, summer enrollments have gone way up at public institutions, as students who struggle to...