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Alexander Wants New Higher Ed Law by End of Year
A top staffer for Senator Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Senate education committee, said Monday that...
ABA Rejects Plan to Toughen Law School Standards
Opposition came from those who said rules would be unfair to institutions in California and those that serve minority students.
A CIO and a Shady Side Gig
Liberty University is standing by its chief information officer despite reports that he accepted cash to rig online polls for Donald Trump.
Uncompensated ER Care
Uninsured emergency room visits are costly for hospitals. In today's Academic Minute, part of New York Institute of Technology Week...
Telling Students Not to Speak Chinese
A professor at Duke University steps down from her administrative role after sending an email to students suggesting they not speak Chinese in student lounge and study areas.
Underrepresented Students, Unintended Consequences
Two prominent researchers say some selective colleges have responded to pressure to hit national benchmarks for enrolling low-income students -- in ways that hurt other needy students who are equally academically worthy.
Survival of the Proactive
Small-college leaders share how their institutions have attempted to ward off enrollment crises before they happen.
Study: Mentorship Most Common for Arts and Humanities Majors
A new Gallup and Strada Education Network study of 32,000 current undergraduates at 43 randomly selected institutions found that the...