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German University to Rewrite $166M Gift Agreement
The president of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, in Germany, announced plans to rewrite a 150 million euro (about $166 million)...
An 'Epidemic' of Academic Fraud
NCAA finds two staff members at Georgia Southern committed academic fraud, completing assignments for three football players. The university joins more than a dozen others that have also committed fraud in the last decade.
Accreditor Defers Action on U of Phoenix Parent Company Merger
The Higher Learning Commission announced Thursday it would defer action on a proposed merger agreement from Apollo Education Group --...
Fallout From Bad Headlines
A new working paper finds that incidents of murder, sexual assault, hazing and cheating can deter students from applying.
Audit: More Scottish Students Shut Out of University
A government audit of Scotland’s universities found that Scottish undergraduates are finding it “more difficult” to get into universities, the...
State, Local Spending on Prisons Outpaces Education Funding
State and local government spending on prisons and jails increased by 89 percent between 1990 and 2013, while state and...
Academic Minute: Gothic Revival
Today on the Academic Minute, Kerry Dean Carso, associate professor of art history at the State University of New York...
Many College Business Officers Poised to Retire
A new report from the National Association of College and University Business Officers indicates a wave of retirements could be...