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WVU Faculty Senate Scraps No-Confidence Resolution
The West Virginia University Faculty Senate spiked a resolution of no confidence in the president and provost after deciding its...
Schumer Calls on Department to Extend Repayment Pause—Again
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, is asking the Department of Education to hold off on...
Ep. 65: Debating the Value of College Arts (and Other) Programs
Federal data now allow anyone who wishes to identify academic programs whose graduates on average earn more than enough to...
DePaul to Start Winter Quarter Online
DePaul University has announced that the first two weeks of the winter quarter will be online. “DePaul administrators are closely...
ABA Gives Law Schools Go-Ahead to Use GRE
About one-third of law schools already accept it. Will the rest now follow suit?
Ex-Dean at Temple Convicted
A jury took less than an hour to find him guilty in case that embarrassed the university and the rankings industry.
Pandemics, Ancient and Modern: Differences and Parallels
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t the first one we’ve faced, so what can we learn from the past? In today’s Academic...
Law Students Protest Research Database Contracts With ICE
Students at multiple law schools are pressuring administrators to sever ties with LexisNexis and Westlaw, which they claim help the Department of Homeland Security target undocumented immigrants.