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Human Rights
Human rights are violated on a daily basis. In today's Academic Minute, Grand Valley State University's Karen Zivi explores why...
Is Amazon Training Its Workers or Creating a College Alternative?
The retailer is pouring $700 million into worker training -- mostly through its own programs. We asked some experts on postsecondary education and training to assess whether Amazon's initiative is threat or boon to higher education.
Pinker, Epstein, Soldier, Spy
Steven Pinker's aid in Jeffrey Epstein's legal defense renews criticism of an increasingly divisive public intellectual.
Employers as Educators
Amazon moves deeper into offering postsecondary credentials, following Google and other big employers, but largely bypasses traditional colleges with the expanded training options.
Police: American Scientist was Raped, Killed in Crete
A man has confessed to abducting, raping and killing an American scientist who was in Crete for an academic conference...
Grappling With New Taxes
Business officers are becoming "very good friends" with the lawyers in their institutions as they wrestle with paying taxes in an uncertain environment.
Controversial Police Chief Steps Down
Almost nine months after a murder on the University of Utah campus, its police chief is stepping down amid accusations...
Academic Minute: Human Rights
Today on the Academic Minute, Karen Zivi, associate professor of political science at Grand Valley State University, explores why human...