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Rice Receives $50M Gift for Work on Houston
Rice University received a $50 million grant from the Kinder Foundation, the university announced Friday. The funds will support work...
Florida Asserts Control of Public Universities’ Curricula
The state of Florida, in responding to a lawsuit, asserted that it has near total control of the curriculum at...
Is Physically Risky Heroism a ‘Guy Thing’? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Frank McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College, explores why men feel...
Colleges Watch Ian and Prepare for the Storm
Florida colleges are watching Ian, a tropical storm expected to become a hurricane by today. Bethune-Cookman University is evacuating the...
UNC Charlotte Chancellor Apologizes to Sikh Student
Sharon L. Gaber, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has apologized to a Sikh student for the...
U of California Board May Limit Campus Leaders' Power
The University of California Board of Regents discussed a plan Thursday to limit the power of campus chancellors, the Los...
Concentrated Urban Poverty
Why does poverty hit certain areas harder than others? In today’s Academic Minute, Swarthmore College’s John Caskey delves into one...
Fla. System Chancellor Search Mired in Politics
Only eight applicants applied to lead the State University System of Florida, a job that went to Ray Rodrigues, a Florida state senator and ally of Republican governor Ron DeSantis.