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U.S. Hearing Explores Impact of Overtime Rule on Colleges
A U.S. House of Representatives panel held a highly partisan hearing Thursday about the impact that the Obama administration's proposed...
Israeli Professor Killed in Tel Aviv Attack
A professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was among those killed Wednesday when Palestinian gunmen attacked Tel Aviv’s Sarona...
New Presidents or Provosts: Auburn U-Montgomery, Drury U, Francis Marion U, New York U, Northern Virginia CC (Alexandria and Annandale), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, U of Nebraska-Lincoln, Western Washington U
Craig Barton, professor of architecture and urban design and director of the Design School at the Herberger Institute for Design...
Columbia Drops SAT Subject Tests Requirement
Columbia University announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit two SAT subject tests, which are offered in...
Smartphone Dependency
Everyone has a smartphone these days, but the media is still looking for the best way to reach them. In...
Cuts Questioned at U of Chicago
Faculty members and students worry they're paying the price for construction projects amid a focus on cutting administrative costs.
Seeking Fair Faculty Pay
At many colleges, new assistant professors earn close to or even more than long timers. U of Washington is trying to do something about it -- and finding out how hard it is. Among other ideas: countering expensive retention raises with new salary steps subject to approval by one's peers.
Academic Minute: Smartphone Dependency
Today on the Academic Minute, Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, professor in the department of telecommunication at the University of Florida, determines that...