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Court Sides With 'The New York Times' in Professor's Defamation Case
A federal judge in Florida this week threw out horticulturalist Kevin Folta’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. Folta...
Common Application and CollegeNET Settle Suit
The Common Application and CollegeNET announced -- without detail -- that they had settled an antitrust lawsuit filed by CollegeNET...
IT Still Old, White and Male
A survey of higher education IT staff shows little progress toward greater diversity but for the first time sheds light on the sexual orientation and disability status of workers in the sector -- with some surprising results.
A Revolt at Oxford
Academics say that, in a break from centuries of tradition, central administration will control it.
STEMming the Parent Flow
Nearly half of new moms -- and nearly one-quarter of new dads -- leave full-time STEM employment upon having or adopting a child, a new study finds. What can institutions do to change this?
University Coalition Adds Career Services to Completion Push
A group of 11 large research universities that collaborate on increasing low-income student degree production, dubbed the University Innovation Alliance...
$100 Million Gift to Harvard for the Arts
Harvard University on Thursday announced a $100 million gift from David E. and Stacey L. Goel for an arts research...
The Impact of Mass Incarceration
Low incomes, high crime rates. How does a neighborhood change for the better? In today's Academic Minute, part of Swarthmore...