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Academic Minute: Greek Tragedy and Democracy
In today’s Academic Minute, Mount Holyoke College's Elizabeth Markovits explains a striking similarity between the plot elements that define Greek...
Pell as a Paycheck
A pilot program looks at whether disbursing financial aid for living expenses every two weeks might make students more likely to stay enrolled.
Some Colleges Limit Tuition Hikes, but Not Fees
Some public colleges, facing state budget cuts and pressure to limit tuition increases, are turning to fees, some of them...
Recovery in Political Science
Discipline shows signs of an improved job market, with strong gains in assistant professor positions. Plus a new analysis of tenure decisions.
Women's Colleges and Ex-Women
Marcus Waterbury, a graduate of the women’s institution Mount Holyoke College, didn’t think it was a big deal when, 15...
Kentucky Attorney General Sues a For-Profit
Kentucky's attorney general, Jack Conway, on Wednesday sued Daymar College, charging the for-profit institution with overcharging students for textbooks, misleading...
Exam Howlers
The student who wrote in a semiotics exam that "language is a system of sins" could well have been referring...
Brazil Boosts Support for Science Scholarships
The government of Brazil on Tuesday announced a program that will offer 75,000 scholarships and fellowships for Brazilian students and...