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Arrest in Fatal Beating of Saudi Student
A 27-year-old Minnesota man who previously was convicted of domestic assault has been arrested in connection with the fatal beating...
No Confidence Vote Over Alaska System President
The University of Alaska at Anchorage’s Faculty Senate on Friday voted no confidence in Jim Johnsen, president of the University...
'Society Must Be Defended'
Anthropologists and other scholars plan read-in of Michel Foucault to mark inauguration of Donald Trump.
Dolphins
Do dolphins speak in different dialects? In today's Academic Minute, Winthrop University's William Rogers examines river dolphins in Peru to...
Scrutiny of New Koch Grant
Large grant to organization of black colleges reignites debate about taking funds from leading foe of government spending, on which the colleges and many students depend.
Killing Tenure
Legislation in two states seeks to end tenure at public colleges and universities.
Teaching in the Eye of the Beholder
Study of millions of online ratings of professors suggests scores vary with an instructor’s gender, discipline and perceived “easiness.”
Under Secretary Gives Farewell Address
In a farewell address at Northeastern University Thursday, Ted Mitchell, the under secretary of education, said that a "yawning wealth...