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Grad Students Gain (in Research) by Teaching
A study published Thursday in Science found that science graduate students are more likely to improve their research skills if...
Academic Minute: Female Rap in the Islamic World
In today’s Academic Minute, Sylvia Alajaji of Franklin and Marshall College reveals how the music of Islamic female rappers undermines...
2 More Test-Optional Colleges
FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing has added two more colleges to the list of hundreds that no...
Brawl Between Georgetown Athletes and Chinese Team
Georgetown University's basketball team is on a trip to China, where it is playing Chinese squads as part of the...
Study Finds (and Examines) Gap in NIH Funding for Black and White Researchers
White applicants for grants from the National Institutes of Health were significantly likelier than black researchers to win funding, according...
U. of Utah Fires Faculty Member Deemed to Have Plagiarized
The University of Utah has fired a political science professor after concluding that he engaged in a "pattern of plagiarism,"...
Call for Probe of District's Hire of Inspector General
State auditors are calling on the Los Angeles Community College District to seek a criminal investigation of the district's hiring...
Order of Nuns Fires a College President and Board
An order of nuns has dismissed the president and the entire board of Our Lady of Holy Cross College, in...