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Auburn Will Expand Size of Faculty
Auburn University plans to hire 500 new faculty members by 2022, without increasing undergraduate enrollment. The plan was announced Thursday...
Colleges Urged to Consider Student Sleep Patterns
The sleep patterns and rest needs of a majority of students are inconsistent with the way colleges and universities schedule...
$150 Million Gift to Michigan for Cancer Research, Care
The University of Michigan on Thursday announced a $150 million gift that will support cancer research and care. The funds...
Academic Minute: Altruism and Kidney Donation
Today on the Academic Minute, Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, digs into the brain to find...
The Pulse: Higher Ed 'Beyond Millennials'
This month's episode of the Pulse podcast presents audio and video of Bryan Alexander's keynote speech at the USciences eLearning 3.0 conference last month.
Climate Change and Health Care
Gaps in health-care access for vulnerable populations are closing around the globe. In today's Academic Minute, Dartmouth College's Chelsey Kivland...
Tenure Under Threat in Kentucky
Late addition to budget bill would allow dismissal of tenured professors due to program changes or eliminations, ending protections previously adopted by college boards. Move comes as tenure rights are eroding elsewhere.
When Grants Turn to Loans
More than 6 in 10 recipients of the TEACH Grant, created to attract instructors for high-need subjects in low-income schools, have seen those grants convert to loans after they fail to meet eligibility standards, Department of Education report finds.