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Detailed Look at College Football Coaches' Contracts
An investigation in The New York Times examines the increasingly complicated and increasingly lucrative contracts of head coaches of big-time...
Romney Pledges to Veto DREAM Act
Mitt Romney, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, vowed Saturday that, as president, he would veto the federal DREAM...
Israel Seeks to Reverse Brain Drain
Israel's Academy of Sciences and Humanities organized a meeting last week at which hundreds of Israeli academics living abroad, as...
Miami Deal Protects Ex-Players From Disclosing Questionable Gifts
The University of Miami has agreed to pay $83,000 to a bankruptcy trustee to cover the costs of gifts made...
Police Say Music Instructor Told Student to Strip
Kevin Gausepohl resigned as a music instructor at Tacoma Community College after being told that officials were investigating charges that...
Academic Minute: The Use of Torture
In today’s Academic Minute, Robert Pallitto of Seton Hall University explains that the U.S. government’s approach to torture has changed...
Governor Stops Merger of U. of Louisville, Catholic Hospitals
Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky has stopped a controversial merger between the University of Louisville's teaching hospital and a Roman...
Canadian Universities Explore 'Block Plans'
The "block plan," in which students take one course at a time for a few weeks, rather than four or...