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Instructor to Be Charged With Threats to Dean and Students
Richard Gregory Fine, an instructor at Fresno City College, has been detained after allegedly making threats to a dean and...
Penn State Professor on Leave After Being Caught in Compromising Position with Dog
A Pennsylvania State University professor faces charges of “open lewdness,” cruelty to an animal and sexual intercourse with an animal...
Mass. Governor Appoints Panel ‘to Promote Representation in Education’
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey, a Democrat, has appointed a panel to consider what the state should do if the Supreme...
An Online Pivot Pays Off
Unity College enrolled well under 1,000 students a decade ago. Now, renamed Unity Environmental University, enrollment has soared to more than 7,500, thanks to its emphasis on online education.
U of Delaware the Latest to Settle COVID-19 Lawsuit
The University of Delaware will pay $6.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by students over its campus shutdown during...
Governing State Governing Boards
Utah revamped its Board of Higher Education to emphasize more centralized oversight. Some other states are doing the same, leading some observers to wonder if the decisions are being driven by politics or efficiency.
Suit Threatened as Anthropologists’ Israel Boycott Vote Begins
Just as American Anthropological Association members have started voting on a resolution “ to boycott Israeli academic institutions,” a law...
DEI Standoff Derails a State Budget
Wisconsin Republicans want to slash funding to the University of Wisconsin over DEI efforts, but Democrats are defiant. The stalemate has put the entire state budget on ice.