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Scramble for Aid Money in Budget Deal
Senate Democrats want to use $4 billion from the budget deal for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, but some higher education groups have other ideas for the money.
Academic Minute: Yetis
Today on the Academic Minute, Stephanie Gill, Ph.D. candidate at the University at Buffalo, discusses samples found in the Himalayas...
After Borrower Defense Negotiation Fails, Department to Craft New Rule
Negotiators failed to reach consensus Thursday on new language for borrower-defense regulations, clearing the way for the U.S. Department of...
A College in the Library
Bard College opens its second "microcollege" in Brooklyn Public Library. The free program, which selects ambitious applicants from underprivileged backgrounds, culminates in an associate's degree.
Stanford Professor Gets White Powder in Mail
Michele Dauber, the Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law Stanford University and a frequent critic of institutions’ responses to sexual...
Using Astronomy Tools to Fight Urban Decay
To fix urban decay, look to the stars. In today's Academic Minute, Johns Hopkins University's Tamas Budavari describes how a...
Realities of Trump-Era NLRB
In a blow to the graduate student union movement on private campuses, three would-be unions withdraw their petitions from the National Labor Relations Board, saying they'll instead return to seeking voluntary recognition.
How Russian Bots Spread Fear at University in the U.S.
Journal article reveals that anger and confusion at University of Missouri in 2015 were due in part to fabricated reports that were part of a disinformation campaign from Russia.