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College Groups Ask Education Department to Pull Rule on State Approvals
Higher education groups stepped up their campaign Wednesday against the latest round of regulatory steps made by the U.S. Education...
It Takes a Village
Colleges work with local communities to reduce high-risk binge drinking by students both over and under 21.
Academic Minute: Non-Addictive Pain Medications
In today’s Academic Minute, Lindsay Hough from Albany Medical College explains efforts to develop a new class of non-addictive pain...
Inoculation Against Stereotype
New research suggests that female students in STEM fields may be more likely to stay in the disciplines if they are taught by women or exposed to women who are succeeding. (And male students may benefit, too.)
BYU Suspends Basketball Star for Honor Code Violation
Brandon Davies, a key player on the men’s basketball team at Brigham Young University, was dismissed from the team Tuesday...
New Tactic to Kill Faculty Unions
Ohio Senate passes bill against collective bargaining by public employees -- and applies Yeshiva decision to state colleges and universities.
Northwestern Defends Sex Demonstration
Northwestern University officials are defending an explicit after-class event for a "Human Sexuality" course -- even though some students were...
Britain Minimizes Controversial Measure of Research Impact
Factor will count for 20 percent in influential rankings, not 25 percent as originally suggested.