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Bristling at Budget-Busting Buyouts

Questionable spending on contract buyouts for fired coaches at the University of South Carolina has state lawmakers demanding answers. It’s a familiar story at colleges across the country.

Anticipating Higher Ed’s Near Future(s): Key Podcast

This week’s episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, explores how the upheaval of the last...

Student Organization Sues Minnesota State Board of Trustees

A student organization representing students at Minnesota’s community and technical colleges filed a federal lawsuit against the Minnesota State Colleges...

Congress Takes Aim at NCAA’s Gender Equity Issues

Dissatisfied with the NCAA’s lack of progress on gender equity in college athletics, a trio of congresswomen on Thursday introduced...

Hawai‘i Faculty Publicly Rebukes State Senate Higher Ed Chair

A contentious relationship between the University of Hawai‘i and a powerful state lawmaker hit a breaking point last month when...

Protecting Coastal Ecosystems in Transition

The changing atmosphere is putting stresses on ecosystems. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Portland State University Week, Elise Granek...

New President Moves Past Old Mistake

Gregory Vincent resigned his presidency at Hobart and William Smith Colleges after he was accused of plagiarism. He rectified the error, which experts say bodes well for his new job at Talladega College.

Passed Over for Being a Woman

Twenty-eight percent of academic women surveyed by Gallup say they’ve been passed over for promotion or advancement opportunities due to their gender. That’s a bigger share than female workers in the U.S. in general.