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Hazing Suit Settled With Clemson, Fraternity
The family of a Clemson University fraternity pledge who died in an alleged hazing episode in 2014 has settled with...
Northwestern Professor Wanted in Stabbing Death
Chicago authorities have issued first-degree murder arrest warrants for a Northwestern University professor and an employee of the University of...
Bacteria
Bacteria are everywhere, but how much do we know about these tiny machines? Today on the Academic Minute, Hampshire College’s...
Preparing for Scrutiny
U of Texas prevailed in affirmative action case in large part because of its research. Will other colleges be able to match that analysis? And will legal and political battles change if focus is on rejected Asian-American applicants?
Time to Reset Tuition?
Deep cuts in tuition rates are a hot topic for private college administrators worried that their high sticker prices are scaring away students, but experts warn against gimmicky strategies.
Elsevier Expands Footprint in Scholarly Workflow
Elsevier’s acquisition of Bepress’s institutional repository platform is heralded as a smart move for the publisher, but not all of Bepress’s customers are impressed.
Opposition to Trump-Backed Immigration Bill
Bill would seek to slash legal immigration levels in half. And while graduates of U.S. universities would get an edge in obtaining employment-based green cards, the number of green cards available would not increase.
‘Dealing With Dysfunction’
New book tries to help readers cope with that faculty colleague who never liked a new idea or offered to help.