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U of Minnesota Will Award Honorary Degree to Prince
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents voted last week to award an honorary degree posthumously to Prince, the singer...
White House Starts Higher Ed 'Fair Chance' Pledge
The White House on Friday announced a "Fair Chance" higher education pledge, in which colleges make pledges to help those...
Tea Extracts Boost Antibiotic Performance
The World Health Organization warns we’re entering a post-antibiotic era. In today's Academic Minute, Seton Hall University's Tin-Chin Chu reveals...
Senator Urges Tough Stance on For-Profit Accreditor
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools has a "long record of failure" as an accreditor that warrants tough...
South Carolina Law Makes Greek Misconduct Public
A new law in South Carolina will require public colleges and universities to publish reports on fraternity and sorority misconduct...
Academic Minute: Tea Extracts and Antibiotic Performance
Today on the Academic Minute, Tin-Chin Chu, associate professor of biological sciences at Seton Hall University, reveals that the secret...
Gen Ed Redesigns
At the University at Buffalo and the U of Virginia, professors fear that too many requirements and not enough thought about them may detract from students' learning. Both move toward more thematic approaches to general education.
'Universities in a Dangerous World'
The biennial Scholars at Risk gathering focuses on threats to scholars and academic values globally.