Live Updates Arkansas Faculty Oppose Purchase of U of Phoenix

Inside Higher Ed's News

Earlier News

Novel Approach to Town

April 14, 2005
Yale agrees to pay New Haven $250 per student and staff member toward the provision of city services.

Changes for College Sports

April 13, 2005
An NCAA panel approves a 12th football game, expands scholarships for women and adds flexibility to academic rules.

Expanding Access Via Distance Ed

April 13, 2005
Enrollments have boomed in an experimental federal program. But does that mean financial aid rules should be eased for online providers?

Federal Art Critics

April 13, 2005
Columbia College Chicago had some unexpected guests at a gallery opening: Secret Service agents.

Are B-Schools Up or Down?

April 13, 2005
A Business Week study suggests MBA programs are in trouble, but another survey says that these are great times to be a new graduate.

'Living Wages' and Hunger Strikes

April 13, 2005
Student protest season is in full swing.Two weeks after students at Georgetown University ended a hunger strike aimed at winning a "living wage" for janitors and other contract workers there, students at Washington University in St. Louis have started their own such protest -- and the university is turning up the heat on them.

Lost Faith

April 13, 2005
Two Davidson trustees -- including the college's most generous donor -- quit over board's decision to allow non-Christians to serve.

Standing Up by Sitting Out

April 12, 2005
Scientists are boycotting Kansas hearings to debate the pros and cons of evolution.

Quick Takes: Grievance at Columbia, 'Fair' Suspension, Perpetual Student

April 12, 2005
Columbia University on Monday announced new grievance procedures for students who feel that they have been unfairly treated in their courses. The new procedures follow an investigation into allegations that Middle Eastern studies professors intimidated students who were pro-Israel.

A Focus on Adjuncts

April 12, 2005
Community college administrators share ideas about how to better train and motivate part-time professors.

Generous Curve?

April 12, 2005
The first scores are in for those who took the "new" SAT -- and many test-takers are happy.

A Coach Goes Too Far

April 11, 2005
"Ultimatum" that wrestlers not join fraternities was inappropriate, Brown officials say.

At Capacity

April 11, 2005
Community college leaders gather amid concern about their ability to meet enrollment demands.

Google: Friend or Foe?

April 11, 2005
Academic librarians and information experts debated that and other questions at a conference session on disruptive technologies.

Going After Textbook Prices

April 11, 2005
A student group upset over high prices is now focusing on individual offerings -- starting with an intro physics book.

3 Miami U. Students Die in Fire

April 11, 2005
Off-campus rental home is destroyed in an early morning blaze.

The New Larry Summers on Women and Science

April 8, 2005
Harvard's president gave another talk last night -- and offered very different views from those that got him in hot water.

College and Baptists Split Over Gay Issues

April 8, 2005
Virginia Baptists have severed ties to Averett University.

Less Immunity for Public Colleges?

April 8, 2005
A federal appeals court ruling could make state institutions more vulnerable to lawsuits by disabled students.

Growing Market for Loans

April 8, 2005
Sallie Mae unveils new programs for community colleges -- at a time when borrowing by some of their students is on the rise.

Pages

Topics

Trending Stories

Back to Top