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Men, Madness and Marriage in 19th-Century France
Divorce is not pleasant, but can be beneficial. In today's Academic Minute, part of University of Redlands Week, Jessie Hewitt...
The Battle to Test International Students
ETS, losing market share to Duolingo, unveils a new TOEFL that costs students half what the current test costs. But ETS will also keep the current TOEFL, calling it the "gold standard."
Top Higher Education Post
James Kvaal, a key player in the Obama administration's policies, who has called for tougher scrutiny of for-profit institutions, has been nominated to be the Biden administration's education under secretary.
Pandemic-Era Priorities
The University of Oregon's student government voted to end financial contributions, by way of student fees, to the athletics department. They want the money used instead to help students who are struggling financially.
Professor Put on Leave After Berating Hard-of-Hearing Student
A biology professor at Oxnard College, a community college in California, has been put on administrative leave after a video...
U of Maryland Temporarily Goes Online
The University of Maryland at College Park transitioned all classes to online instruction on Saturday and asked students living on...
Arbitrator Sides With Ithaca College Adjuncts
In a win for Ithaca College’s embattled adjunct faculty union, the American Arbitration Association said last week Ithaca wrongly disciplined...
Cornel West May Quit Harvard -- Again
Cornel West, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University, says he is again considering leaving Harvard after it denied his request for tenure.