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Academic Minute: Tipping
In today’s Academic Minute, Holona Ochs of Lehigh University examines how we decide when to tip and how social factors...
Should a Prof Speak Before Group Seeking Southern Secession?
An economics professor at Loyola University Maryland, Thomas DiLorenzo, was criticized at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing where he...
Spending Showdown
House Republicans would slash deeply into programs for colleges and students, while President Obama would cut surgically from higher ed.
New Hampshire Community College Adjuncts Unionize
New Hampshire's Public Employee Labor Relations Board has ruled that a majority of adjuncts in the Community College System of...
How Athletes Spend Their Time
NCAA survey shows certain sports put more of a premium on academic activities than others do.
Faculty Vote No Confidence in Idaho State President
Faculty members at Idaho State University have voted no confidence in President Arthur Vailas, according to Boise Weekly. A faculty...
The $10,000 Question
Higher ed experts give grade of incomplete to Texas governor's goal of four-year degrees at a very low cost.
Reversals in Wisconsin
Governor seeks major benefit cuts for all U. of Wisconsin employees -- and elimination of the newly won right of faculty and academic employees to unionize.