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Southern Mississippi Cuts 29 Faculty Jobs
The University of Southern Mississippi is planning to cut 29 faculty jobs -- including those of 14 tenured professors --...
Doing 'Dual Career' Right
Just about any discussion of academic hiring these days, after the natural focus on the tight market, tends to come...
U.S. Finds Misconduct by Former Washington State Postdoc
A former postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University fabricated and falsified data in a journal article and has been barred...
Black Caucus Will Audit Its Scholarships
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has announced that it will conduct an audit of its scholarship program, following reports of...
Laying a Liberal Arts Foundation, On Shaky Ground
Rather than build a branch in the Gulf, Bard College’s approach to internationalization has been to develop “deep partnerships” in countries in transition or conflict.
Phoenix Pays to Tell Its Story
For-profit college turns to events co-branded with media outlets to change minds and critics wonder about the journalistic ethics of providing positive PR.
Stuck in the Middle
Two senior administrators at Kansas university gave regents information about the president -- who they say then fired them for doing so.
White House to Ease Export Restrictions That Sometimes Impede Research
The White House said Monday that the Obama administration would revamp and simplify its system of export controls -- a...