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Marian, Saint Joseph’s to Open 2-Year College
Two Catholic higher education institutions in Indiana will open a new two-year college in Indianapolis. Leaders of Marian University of...
Catholic U Says Suspended Dean May Teach
Catholic University has announced that Will Rainford, who was suspended as dean of the university's social work school amid criticism...
Faculty Layoffs at Simpson
Simpson College, in Iowa, has announced the layoffs of 13 full-time employees, 12 of them faculty members, The Des Moines...
Environmental Security
How vulnerable is your country to environmental conflict? In today's Academic Minute, Villanova University's Frank Galgano describes the Vulnerability Risk...
The Scooter Wars of 2018
Students love them, but many campuses are struggling to regulate scooters and are impounding them.
A High-Profile Tech Boot Camp Stumbles
Woz U, named for Apple co-founder, is subject of critical news report citing dissatisfied students, prompting a state investigation. Its leaders defend quality but acknowledge flaws and a slow start.
Beyond the Numbers on Gender and Research
Are we thinking about gender diversity in the sciences all wrong, or at least too simply? New paper proposes a multipronged approach to thinking about and encouraging this diversity, for the benefit of science as a whole.
A Course Experiment Tackles Textbook Costs
Students in California drafted a bill to urge publishers to reveal how their textbooks changed between editions. The students convinced lawmakers to adopt the legislation. But will publishers comply?