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Coercion of Grads, and Now IP Theft?
Former professor at Missouri Kansas City, who's accused of forcing graduate students to work at his home, is now accused of stealing a grad student's work and profiting from it.
The 'Bamboo Ceiling' and the Future of Affirmative Action
New research says critics of elite colleges' policies may want to pay more attention to what happens after graduation.
Southern Vermont Is Latest Small College to Close
Southern Vermont College announced Monday that it is closing. It becomes the latest in a string of colleges -- generally...
Green Infrastructure to Reduce Water Pollution
Overflowing sewers are a problem in many cities. In today's Academic Minute, part of Swarthmore College Week, Arthur McGarity explores...
UC Drops Elsevier
After months of negotiating over open-access fees and paywalls, the University of California System follows through on threat to cancel its journal subscription deal with Elsevier.
Common Application and CollegeNET Settle Suit
The Common Application and CollegeNET announced -- without detail -- that they had settled an antitrust lawsuit filed by CollegeNET...
Democratic Take on the Higher Education Act
Senate education committee's top Democrat, Patty Murray, says new higher ed law must take comprehensive approach and tackle college affordability.
IT Still Old, White and Male
A survey of higher education IT staff shows little progress toward greater diversity but for the first time sheds light on the sexual orientation and disability status of workers in the sector -- with some surprising results.