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A University's Online M.B.A. Is Less Expensive -- and Purposely Different
Boston University's new online business degree is $24,000 for a reason. Unlike on-campus program, it has no electives and is aimed at a different audience.
Lawyers’ Group Disagrees on College Model of ‘Affirmative Consent’
The American Bar Association wanted to change the definition of consent in criminal sexual assault cases that closely mirrors the definition used by college and universities -- but criticism from due process advocates blocked the move.
Bagel and Schmear? Not Here
As it turns out, many Ph.D. students resent the expectation that they bring food and drinks to their thesis defenses. UCLA's psychology department just said they shouldn't do it.
Budget Compromise in Alaska
The state's governor and university officials strike a deal that will cut funding by $70 million over three years instead of a whopping $136 million immediately.
Academic Minute: Feminist Cringe Comedy
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Union College Week, Lori Marso, professor of political science, explores how feminist cringe...
Fired Hopkins Professor Will Work at Facebook
Facebook said this week that it has hired Daniel Povey, the speech-recognition researcher whom Johns Hopkins University fired for using...
Changing Spaces
For-profit universities have for years offered in-person classes at campus locations to supplement their online curricula. But with in-person enrollments dwindling, some are rethinking the role these places play.
There Will Be Puppies
No, you’re not dreaming. The American Political Science Association confirmed this week that a “puppy social” advertised in the otherwise...