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New Acquisition and Name for Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint Education, which owns Ashford University, changed its name on Tuesday to Zovio Inc. And on Wednesday the company announced...
Women In Political Office
Last year was a good one for increasing the number of women in political office. In today's Academic Minute, Samantha...
At Columbia, Questions Over Canceled Panel
Panelists say Turkish government pressure is the likely explanation for why Columbia called off a forum at the last minute. Columbia says there were irregularities in the planning process and that several institutes had withdrawn their support.
A Male Professor, Wronged by Title IX?
A former professor at University of the Arts says he was terminated without a hearing after a biased investigation based on allegations that he greeted one colleague at a meeting with a kiss and mistakenly gave another a hotel room key instead of a business card.
U of California Academic Researchers Unionize
Academic researchers within the University of California system, who have formed a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers, reached...
Practice for Class Project Goes Violently Awry
A University of Hartford drama student "got into his character" while he was preparing for a project and repeatedly stabbed two classmates, police say.
New Rules for Accreditors
An appointed federal panel reaches consensus to loosen restrictions on accreditors and online learning. Some of those not on the panel see student protections shrinking.