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COVID-19 Roundup: Quarantines Abound
This weekend, three colleges began mass quarantines, one canceled a football game and one men’s soccer team has been suspended.
Treasury Modifies Endowment Tax Rules
Associations representing colleges and universities still objected to the endowment tax that Congress enacted in 2017 but said final rules...
Approaches to January
The spring semester is four months away, and college administrations are making plans. Many are canceling spring break.
A Secret Merger Discussion in Boston
The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is in talks about merging with Wentworth Institute of Technology, The Boston Globe reported...
Universities Report Online K-12 Enrollment Boost
Dissatisfied with the way local schools are responding to the pandemic, families increasingly turn to online K-12 options to educate their children -- including schools run by universities.
Academic Minute: Tourism and Local-Global Tension
Today on the Academic Minute, Thomas Paradis, professor of geography and urban planning at Butler University, explains how tourism can...
U of Michigan Faculty Vote No Confidence in President
The University of Michigan Faculty Senate voted no confidence in President Mark Schlissel on Sept. 16. The results were close...
Arbitrator Sides with U of Akron on Faculty Layoffs
On Friday, an arbitrator sided with the University of Akron in its termination of nearly 100 unionized full-time professors. Some...