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Ohio Supreme Court Won't Hear Oberlin Appeal
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a lower court’s ruling that Oberlin College must pay $36 million...
Collaborative Exploration in the Arts
Positive student outcomes can be achieved in many different ways. In today’s Academic Minute, Shenandoah University’s Ryan D. Romine examines...
History Hiring in the Pandemic
New report from the American Historical Association shows that job ads, a proxy for faculty hiring, declined dramatically in 2020–21 but have started to rebound. The long-term outlook remains sobering.
Outsourcing Reproductive Health
After partnering with a Roman Catholic health-care system that said it wouldn’t provide students with birth control for contraception, Oberlin College abruptly changed course.
Lewis & Clark Student Killed in Hammock Accident
A 19-year-old student was killed and two others were badly injured when a brick pillar collapsed at Lewis & Clark...
Virtual Exchanges Promote Equity in Global Learning
Proponents argue that virtual exchange programs shouldn’t be dismissed as “second best” to on-the-ground study abroad, and they can expand the global learning ecosystem in important ways.
New Presidents or Provosts: Frontier College, Palm Beach State College–Lake Worth, U of Montevallo, Woodbury U
Barbara Cipriano, associate dean of public safety at Palm Beach State College, in Florida, has been named provost of the...
High Oil Prices Offer Endowment Boost
Oil prices are on a major upswing and paying off for some endowments, even as colleges face pressure to divest from fossil fuels over climate change concerns.