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Faculty Gender Pay Disparities Persist, Even at Vassar
Men have historically made more than women in academe—and for full professors, the gap has widened in recent years. The issue has spawned litigation at a Seven Sisters institution.
Florida Temporarily Suspends Ideological Survey
Florida has temporarily suspended a survey that asks college students and employees about viewpoint diversity, intellectual freedom and bias in...
A New ‘Standard of Care’ for Calculus?
A study from Florida International University’s STEM Transformation Institute finds that using a new calculus curriculum rooted in active learning boosts student knowledge—and grades.
Scaling Up: Enrichment Funding for High-Impact Learning
An endowed gift allows Centre College to offer additional scholarship funding for first-generation, low-income students to participate in study abroad, underpaid internships or other experiential learning opportunities.
Gunman Forces UNC to Lock Down for Second Time This Semester
Sixteen days after a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was killed on campus, police once...
Streamlining and Scaling Transfer for Equity’s Sake: Key Podcast
The complex, confusing process by which students move between colleges has been an acknowledged barrier impeding postsecondary completion, particularly for...
Presidents, Twitter and U.S. Soft Power: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Stephen Collins, professor of government and international affairs at Kennesaw State University, examines the importance...
NYU to Divest From Fossil Fuels
After years of protests and ongoing pressure from student activists, New York University leaders will divest from fossil fuel companies...