Filter & Sort
Consistent Punishment
New study finds that penalties for breaking NCAA rules are largely consistent across conference membership -- and that men's basketball and football account for the vast majority of violations.
Paper Questions Effectiveness of Free Tuition
A new Brookings Institution paper by Judith Scott-Clayton questions whether free tuition is the most effective use of additional funds...
Last Day to Apply for Lego Professor of Play
Who says play is just for kids? Not the University of Cambridge, which through today is accepting applications for a...
A Sense of Belonging
Study finds completing a 10-minute activity at the beginning of a MOOC can lead to significantly improved outcomes for certain at-risk learners.
President Trump
As the 45th president is inaugurated, background on his campaign, his stated policies toward higher education and the deep concerns of many in academe.
Oral History No Longer Subject to IRB Approval
Life will soon be a little easier for oral historians and a number of other kinds of scholars who have...
Francis Collins Will Stay at NIH, at Least for Now
Francis Collins (right), director of the National Institutes of Health throughout the Obama administration, has been asked to stay on...
Trump Considers Gelernter for Science Adviser
David Gelernter (right), an outspoken Yale University professor, is under consideration as a science adviser to the Trump administration, The...