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A Deadly Toll in Academe
Four prominent academics died last month from COVID-19. The toll is likely to grow as the coronavirus spreads and more Americans die, as predicted by public health authorities.
Ex-Official Admits Letting Unqualified Students Into Southern Cal
Hiu Kit David Chong, an assistant director of the University of Southern California's Office of Graduate Admissions from 2008 to...
Academic Minute: Who Are the Mandaeans?
Today on the Academic Minute, James F. McGrath, a professor of religion at Butler University, looks into the history of...
Former Governor Seeks to Jump From MGM to University Presidency
A former governor of Nevada is leaving a casino giant to seek the presidency of the University of Nevada, Reno...
7-Month Sentence for Admissions Fraud
Elizabeth Henriquez, a California woman, was sentenced to seven months in prison for her role in the admissions scandal. Henriquez...
Judge Lets Watkins-Belmont Merger Continue
A Nashville, Tenn., judge on Friday declined to issue a temporary injunction for the planned merger between Watkins College of...
What the Therapist Knows
A magistrate judge in New York is seeking to make available the confidential records of a therapist-student relationship, to gain more information about a university's possible Title IX violations.
Suspension of Financial Responsibility Scores?
Higher education groups push the Education Department to suspend measure of colleges' financial standing, and the department releases new proposed rules on distance education.