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Farewell to Departments

Plymouth State plans to replace them with clusters. Restructuring and layoffs have professors scratching their heads.

Scorecard for Accreditors

The Education Department has created new data reports on the performance of accrediting agencies, using measures such as graduation and loan repayment rates at colleges the agencies oversee.

New Push to Ban Violent Athletes

USA Swimming recently banned a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault. A petition signed by 130,000 people urges the National Collegiate Athletic Association to adopt a similar stance.

Adjunct-Themed Cartoon Contest This Month

Time again for Inside Higher Ed's monthly Cartoon Caption Contest. To suggest a caption for this month's cartoon, which shines...

DA Drops Drug, Gun Charges Against Football Players

A district attorney in Louisiana has decided to drop all charges against two University of Alabama football players who were...

The Long-Term Impact

Researchers say the real test of a state student aid program may not be enrollment alone, but graduate school, lifetime income and more.

Academic Minute: U.S. Border Patrol Policy

Today on the Academic Minute, Douglas Massey, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University, examines whether policies made...

Academics Condemn Conduct of Yale Professor

More than 300 academics have signed an open letter condemning the conduct of Thomas Pogge, a professor of philosophy at...