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In Giving to Colleges, the One Percenters Gain
As charitable donations to higher education soar to a new record high, the richest institutions continue to distance themselves from the rest.
Endowments Fall to Earth
After two years of sizable gains, college investment returns grow by just 2.4 percent in the 2015 fiscal year.
Is It Discriminatory to Require Peer Review?
A professor of indigenous ancestry who lost a tenure bid due to a lack of peer-reviewed publications is claiming the university was biased in discounting her "nontraditional" scholarship.
Academic Minute: Anxiety Disorders and Optimism
Today on the Academic Minute, Florin Dolcos, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, delves into...
Wanted: Nursing Instructors
Community colleges continue to face severe shortages, so much so that some students must wait six years to enroll in nursing.
Nobel Laureate Won't Allow Guns in Class, Despite Law
One of the most famous professors at the University of Texas at Austin said this week that he plans to...
Amherst College Drops Lord Jeff
Amherst College announced Tuesday that it will cease using "Lord Jeff" as an unofficial mascot for the institution. The use...
Judge Approves Reworked NCAA Concussion Settlement
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a reworked settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and thousands of former athletes...