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UCLA Suspends Ecologist, Scientists Ask Why
Nature reports that over 300 scientists are urging the University of California, Los Angeles, to rescind the discipline of a...
Tool Maps Campus Sexual Assault Policies, Stats
End Rape on Campus, an initiative of the nonprofit Civic Nation, released a new digital tool Wednesday that allows users...
An Unlikely Pairing
Hilbert College, a nonprofit Catholic institution in New York, is purchasing for-profit Valley College, which has four sites in Ohio and West Virginia. That makes for an unusual match.
Could Confucius Institutes Return to U.S. Colleges?
Possibly, says a committee of college administrators and professors in a new report, which might open the door to the Department of Defense lifting a prohibition on funding colleges and universities that host an institute.
Hamline Faculty Calls on President to Step Down
Hamline University’s full-time faculty members voted 71 to 12 on Monday to call for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller...
The Ethics of Brain-Computer Interfacing
Ethics can be an important part of emerging technology. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Washington’s Nancy Jecker discusses...
YouTube-iversity
Arizona State University will soon offer credit-bearing courses that begin on YouTube. Is the behemoth online video-sharing website the missing ingredient in engaging more learners on the margins?
Faculty Gender Imbalances Yield Biased Student Ratings
Another study adds to the litany of concerns about student evaluations of faculty teaching. It says men and women are both at risk from bias in gender-lopsided departments, but women more so.