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Class Action Suit Filed Against Top Private Colleges
Five students say leading colleges and universities are acting as an illegal “cartel” in violation of antitrust law. One of the students’ lawyers is a former prosecutor in the Varsity Blues case.
Pandemic Teaching and Learning Should Be Inclusive
Fostering an inclusive environment is key during a time of crisis. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Hartford’s Karla...
The (Renewed) Fight Over Gainful Employment
Many other fights that focus on for-profit higher education will be center stage in a round of negotiated rule making sponsored by the Department of Education this week. Will the negotiators find consensus on any issues?
Good News on Admissions—Up to a Point
What impact will the current Omicron breakouts have on applications? Will low-income applicants apply? Will applicants come from China?
Appeals Court: Title IX Liability Extends to Nonstudent Guests
Federal appeals court rules Millersville University can be held liable under Title IX in a case involving the murder of a student by a nonstudent in a campus dorm.
Michigan Fires Mark Schlissel
The university says the fired president’s interactions with a subordinate “were inconsistent with promoting the dignity and reputation of the university.” Many faculty members are glad to see him gone.
Prosecutors Recommend Dropping Charges Against MIT Professor
Federal prosecutors have recommended that the government drop charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor accused of hiding ties...
Not a Criminal, but Not Professor Material?
A Penn State professor says he was protecting pro–vaccine mandate demonstrators when he struggled with a counterprotester. The professor was vindicated in court, but Penn State wants to fire him anyway.