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Controversial Official No Longer Works for U. of Texas
Rick O'Donnell, a controversial adviser to the University of Texas Board of Regents -- seen as promoting the ideas of...
Obama Pledges to Fight Cuts to Pell Grants
President Obama on Tuesday signaled that he would strongly oppose Republican budget plans that would, among other things, cut the...
Blackboard Considers Purchase Offers
Blackboard, the e-learning giant, announced on Tuesday that it has received "unsolicited, non-binding proposals" to be bought out. The company...
Students Protest Rejection of Gay-Straight Alliance at St. John's
Students at St. John's University in New York are protesting its refusal to recognize a gay-straight alliance, The New York...
Academics Win Pulitzers
Three academics were on Monday named winners of Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters. Kay Ryan, who teaches at the...
Notre Dame Finds Fault Collectively, Not Individually, in Fatal Accident
A University of Notre Dame investigation into the October death of a student worker during a football practice found the...
Academic Minute: Plants and Insects
In today’s Academic Minute, Nicole Soper Gorden of the University of Massachusetts Amherst explains the love-hate relationship the plant kingdom...
U. of San Francisco to Keep Upward Bound
The University of San Francisco has announced an agreement to continue sponsorship of Upward Bound, a program that helps prepare...