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Assessing Problematic Digital Media Consumption: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Binghamton University Week: Peter Gerhardstein, professor of psychology, examines a new way to...

Roman Catholic Colleges in Iowa Explore ‘Strategic Combination’

St. Ambrose and Mount Mercy Universities, two Roman Catholic institutions that lie about 80 miles apart from each other in...

Northwestern and Rutgers Now in Hot Seat for Next House Hearing

House Republicans have altered the list of presidents they’re calling on the carpet after their universities made new concessions to...
Mark Sarvary stands next to two seated students working with test tubes in a lab course setting, smiling.

Busting Myths About Deadline Extensions 

A new study shows that students in large courses both prefer and reap benefits from a dual-deadline system, in which the instructor sets exact assignment deadlines but also allows for defined extensions without penalty.

Commencement Changes at Columbia and Emory

Two more universities have changed their commencement ceremonies amid ongoing student protests. After the University of Southern California announced last...

3 Academics Win Pulitzer Prizes for the Arts

Three academics at American universities were among Monday’s winners of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for their literary or musical achievements, as...
Police walk under a blue “Go Bruin” banner as crews clear away an encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA, Yale and Michigan Up Next on Congressional Hot Seat

Can these universities’ leaders avoid the fates of their peers when they head to Congress later this month for the next high-stakes hearing on campus antisemitism?

Police surrounding a protester during arrest with tents in the background

A Weekend of Arrests and Commencement Disruptions

Officers break up encampments at USC and Virginia; Vermont and Dickinson cancel speakers.