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Academic Minute: Sexual Harassment and Pay
In today's Academic Minute, Joni Hersch of Vanderbilt University explores the relationship between pay and the likelihood of experiencing sexual...
Merged Technology Company Announces Name: Ellucian
When Datatel and SunGard Higher Education merged last year, the two companies said that the combined venture would have a...
Poll: Calif. Voters Back Ballot Measure That Would Avert College Cuts
A new poll shows that nearly two-thirds of California's voters say they support Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to raise the...
Academic Minute: American Bachelorhood
In today's Academic Minute, Peter Laipson of Bard College at Simon's Rock discusses the history of bachelorhood. Learn more about...
Israeli Academics Object to University Status for West Bank Campus
More than 1,000 Israeli academics -- including many prominent figures in Israel's universities -- have signed a petition calling on...
Psychologist Warned Penn State About Sandusky in 1998
A psychologist warned Pennsylvania State University police in 1998 that Jerry Sandusky was a "likely pedophile" after she treated a...
Can Academics Be Required to Be Nice?
Academics at RMIT University, in Australia, are protesting new requirements that employees be "positive" and "optimistic," as well as "resolute"...
Repeated Warnings About Hazing at Florida A&M
Since November's hazing-related death of a student in Florida A&M University's marching band, university officials have said repeatedly that they...