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Uncovering Koch Role in Faculty Hires
George Mason says some of its past donor agreements with Charles Koch Foundation have afforded the organization a say in faculty appointments, in violation of the norms of academic freedom.
Big Cuts, Big Completion Gains
The University of Rhode Island managed to boost its student completion rates and change its gen-ed curriculum while recovering from the budget slashing of the recession.
New Student Visa Data Show Overall Declines
The total number of international students in the U.S. on F and M visas declined by 0.5 percent between March...
Academic Minute: Americans' Activity Levels
Today on the Academic Minute, Arie Kapteyn, research professor of economics at the University of Southern California, examines why Americans...
Decreasing Defaults in Indiana
Facing increasing student loan default rates, Indiana's community college system has focused on helping students with their financial literacy.
Are Etextbooks Affordable Now?
In a bid to gain market share, publishers have slashed the cost of digital textbooks.
Defunct University Sues Students For Unpaid Bills
Several years after Mid-Continent University shut down and filed for bankruptcy, the institution is suing former students for unpaid student...
Historians Resist Publishing Online
A survey of historians by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has found that three-quarters have never published their...