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A Cadaver, Facebook, Free Speech
State Supreme Court upholds right of University of Minnesota to punish mortuary science student for online posts, but ruling is narrow, easing concerns of civil liberties groups.
Academic Minute: Full-Body Scanners and Privacy
In today’s Academic Minute, Carey Rappaport of Northeastern University explains the development of a new generation of body scanners that...
Paper: High School Counselors Need Standardized Training
As more college admissions counselors are seeking specialized training, a newly released paper from the National Association for College Admission...
Detained Nebraska Prof Will Be Able to Leave China
Weixing Li, a professor at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln who was detained in China while there with a...
Another Step Toward a College Football Playoff
The commissioners of six major football-playing conferences (plus the University of Notre Dame) reached agreement Wednesday on the framework for...
No Easy Job
UVa's interim president addresses criticisms about board, president's resignation, and the university's efforts in online education in effort to move campus forward. Faculty leaders still want ousted president reinstated.
Mending Fences
University press directors bemoan ruling in Georgia State copyright case, discuss how to make up with librarians and curb unlicensed copying outside the courts.
Gates Grants for 'Breakthrough Learning Models'
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday announced $9 million in grants for "breakthrough learning models" in higher education...