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Academic Minute: Politics of Children's Books
In today's Academic Minute, Julia Mickenberg of the University of Texas at Austin explains how the political climate of the...
Museum Will Offer M.A. for Science Teachers
The American Museum of Natural History, in New York City, is starting a 15-month master of arts program in teaching...
Rare Push to Fire Tenured U. of California Professor
The University of California Board of Regents this week will consider a proposal to fire a tenured professor, a rare...
King Day Debate at Washington and Lee
Washington and Lee University will hold classes today, over the objections of students who wanted classes called off to observe...
California Leads Nation in Unaccredited Colleges
California leads the nation in unaccredited colleges, The New York Times reported. Nearly 1,000 unaccredited or "questionably accredited" institutions operate...
Jury Awards $1M in Damages Over Incident at Clemson Camp
A South Carolina jury has awarded $1 million to two boys who were forced to play a "choking game" while...
Illinois Releases Results of Probe of Anonymous E-Mail
Anonymous e-mail messages sent to faculty members at the University of Illinois came from the laptop of Lisa Troyer, then...
Former Communist States Seek Higher Ed Improvements
Education ministers and academics from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia have formed the Visegrad Group to promote improvements...