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A Curriculum to Copy?
The Minerva Project's big contribution to higher education might not be its vision of an elite, global university, but the groundbreaking curriculum it hopes to export to universities around the world.
Consolidating Instead of Merging
As some small private colleges merge with one another, others simply contract, closing up branch campuses -- some of them long-standing and hundreds of miles away.
Global Attack on Gender Studies
Scholars say their field is coming under increasing pressures from forces outside the academy who want to delegitimize it.
Report on Master's Degree Admissions
A new report from the Council of Graduate Schools calls for more transparency in admissions in master's programs. The report...
Women Are Majority of Med School Applicants
For the first time since 2004, more women than men applied to American medical schools, according to data released Tuesday...
Urban Meyer Retires From Ohio State
Ohio State University’s head football coach, Urban Meyer, is retiring after his last game, the Rose Bowl in January, ending...
Extended Negative Credit Outlook for Higher Education
Higher education has received a negative financial outlook from Moody's, the credit ratings agency, for a second consecutive year. An...
Neil deGrasse Tyson Responds to Allegations
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, responded to recent sexual misconduct allegations...