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Sore Losers in Presidential History
Being a sore loser in a presidential race has historical precedent. In today’s Academic Minute, Lawrence University’s Jerald Podair explains...
Is For-Profit Higher Education on Its Last Legs?
Possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university raises existential questions about the for-profit sector and federal regulation of higher education. A panel of experts weighs them.
New Initiative Seeks to Provide Clearer Data on MSIs
Scholars launched a new database focused on minority-serving institutions to create more clarity among researchers, policy makers and others about how to classify and study them.
Bay State College Loses Accreditation Appeal
Bay State College has lost its appeal to maintain accreditation. The New England Commission of Higher Education stripped the for-profit...
Board Fines President $5,000 for Rules Violations
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities board has ordered Marsha Danielson, the president of Minnesota State College Southeast, to pay...
St. Francis College Cuts Athletics
St. Francis College in New York announced Monday it is dropping its entire Division I athletics program at the conclusion...
Supreme Court Rejects Preacher’s Challenge to University Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Rodney Keister, a preacher who visits many campuses, of his...
Presidential Sore Losers: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Jerald Podair, professor of history and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies Emeritus at...