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Academic Minute: Why Men Care About Status
Today on the Academic Minute, Christopher von Rueden, assistant professor of leadership studies at the University of Richmond, details whether...
Study: For-Profits Match Similar Nonprofits in Learning Results
Students at for-profit institutions achieve learning results that are similar to those of students who attend comparable nonprofit colleges, according...
Oregon President Weighs In on Blackface Findings
The president of the University of Oregon, Michael H. Schill (right), has weighed in on the continuing controversy over Nancy...
U British Columbia Restores Invitation to Speaker
The University of British Columbia announced Monday that it has reinstated the speaking engagement of John Furlong at a fund-raising...
Copper Reduces Infections in Hospitals
How do you reduce infections in hospitals? In today's Academic Minute, Grinnell College's Shannon Hinsa-Leasure explores whether changing the surfaces...
Gender Roles and Presidential Spouses
Survey finds a quarter of presidents have made decisions on taking or turning down jobs based on spouses' expected role. And study finds that much more remains expected of presidents' wives than presidents' husbands.
Anthropologists Seek to Protect Academic Freedom
The American Anthropological Association established a Rapid Response Network on Academic Freedom and affiliated with Scholars at Risk to strengthen...
Overburdened With Debt
Hundreds of career-training programs risk losing access to federal student aid funds without improved standing under rule designed to hold institutions accountable for graduates' ability to pay off debt.