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Academic Minute: Genetics and Academic Achievement
Today on the Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week, Daniel J. Benjamin, associate professor of economics at the University...
Australia Urges Students to Study Outside Major Cities
The Australian government has unveiled incentives to encourage students to study at universities in regional areas outside the major cities...
Harvard Sued Over 19th-Century Biologist's Racism
Lawsuit says the university is inappropriately earning money from the earliest images of slaves -- commissioned by Louis Agassiz -- and failing to recognize his legacy of racism.
South Dakota Passes 'Intellectual Diversity' Bill
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, a Republican, has signed into law a bill requiring each public university to report annually...
Conservatives Report Greater Meaning in Life
Social conservatives find the most meaning in life. In today's Academic Minute, a Student Spotlight during USC Dornsife Week, David...
How Many Public Universities Can ‘Go Big’ Online?
Numerous public university systems and state flagships are planning ambitious online endeavors. How many succeed in a competitive marketplace will depend on pricing, execution and leadership.
Why Do Colleges Die?
Scholar looks at history of U.S. higher ed and finds that vulnerable colleges, most of them private, tend to close or merge when crisis pushes them "over the cliff."
At Wake Forest, Apologies Not Accepted
Arts and sciences faculty vote overwhelmingly to condemn university's response to discovery that two admissions leaders -- while students in the 1980s -- posed in front of Confederate flags.