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Northwestern Extends Grad Students' Parental Leave

Northwestern University’s Graduate School replaced a six-week maternity leave for birth mothers with a more generous 12-week leave for graduate...

Access Gaps in Developing Countries

As higher education expands, enrollment of female and low-income students may not grow much at all.

Wiley Acquires Recruitment Technology Start-Up Ranku

Publisher John Wiley & Sons has acquired Ranku, an ed-tech start-up that helps colleges convert web traffic into applications. Ranku...

Indiana's Grand Textbook Compromise

Better service, lower prices, higher profits. Indiana U may have found a textbook acquisition model that makes everyone happy.

$60M Gift for Social Work School at Southern California

The University of Southern California has announced a $60 million gift for its school of social work. The school will...

Are Millennials More Sexually Active?

Are millennials more sexually active than previous generations? In today's Academic Minute, San Diego State University's Jean Twenge explores if...

The Librarian's Bequest

Alumnus and longtime library employee left largely unrestricted bequest to U of New Hampshire. It is spending $100,000 on the library and $1 million on a video scoreboard for the football stadium.

SUNY Bans the Box

Sixty-four-campus system will no longer ask applicants to declare prior felony convictions. After admission, those seeking housing or certain kinds of training or experiences will be asked.