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Summers Seeks a 'New Chapter'
Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard's embattled president, apologized to faculty members Tuesday not only for his comments about women and science...
Data, not Speculation, on Female Scientists
A report about physics suggests that women are leaving the field early, between high school and college.
Paying for Shabazz
Carnegie Mellon said the university never provided funds for a hateful speaker. But one of its research centers had pledged support.
The Maryland Blend
A state university system's bid to help undergraduates finish in four years is expected to lead to a boom in "hybrid" distance education.
Turning Pages: Kathleen Rooney
We asked university presses to tell us about authors under 40 publishing significant works. Our debut is a 24 year old who studied Oprah.
More Trouble in Minnesota
Southern Methodist University holds a special, and ignominious, place in National Collegiate Athletic Association history, as the group's most-punished sports...
A Rebuke for Brandeis Administrators
Faculty panel rejects phasing out the teaching of ancient Greek -- and sees "incalculable" damage from the way cuts were proposed.