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Academic Minute: Passive Hearing, Active Listening
In today’s Academic Minute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Pauline Oliveros examines the difference between passive hearing and active listening. Find out...
Compromise on Foundation Bill in California
California's public higher education systems have agreed to drop opposition to a state bill that will require much more disclosure...
Michigan Pays $550,000 to Settle Suit With Former Prof
The University of Michigan has agreed to pay Andrei Borisov, a former non-tenured faculty member in pediatrics, $550,000, and to...
U. of Vermont Ends Duties of President's Wife
The board of the University of Vermont has ended the official volunteer role of Rachel Kahn-Fogel, wife of President Daniel...
Architecture Controversy at Tel Aviv U.
Architecture faculty members at Tel Aviv University are angry over the design for a new wing of the architecture school...
Colleges Assist Joplin Recovery Efforts
Colleges in and around Joplin, Mo., were not among the sites hardest hit by this week's devastating tornadoes, but are...
Students Stunned by Sudden Closing of a For-Profit College
Students who arrived at Alpine College, a for-profit college in Washington State, were stunned Monday to find the institution shut...
Academic Minute: Trauma Training for Nurses
In today’s Academic Minute, York College of Pennsylvania's Lisa Ruth Sahd examines how nurses are trained to deal with trauma...