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From the University to a More Universal Role?
S. Georgia Nugent considers the increasingly well-trodden path from liberal arts college president to president of a major cultural institution.
Capital Campaign Watch: Davenport, Elon
Starting Out Davenport University has started a campaign to raise $35 million. In the quiet phase of the campaign, it...
CUNY Ends Remedial Courses
The City University of New York system ended the last of its remedial math and English courses this fall, according...
Florida Adds $300K Pool to Sasse’s Presidential Mansion
Former U.S. senator from Nebraska Ben Sasse formally resigned last week and will start as president of the University of...
Legislators Question Yeshiva U on $230M in Public Funds
Three committee chairs in the New York State Senate are questioning Yeshiva University for accepting state funds as a secular...
Alabama and Lethal Injection Issues
Capital punishment is far from foolproof. In today’s Academic Minute, Amherst College’s Austin Sarat explains the stakes for states. Sarat...
ChatGPT Advice Academics Can Use Now
To harness the potential and avert the risks of OpenAI’s new chat bot, academics should think a few years out, invite students into the conversation and—most of all—experiment, not panic.
New Trustees, New Hopes and Fears for City College
City College of San Francisco is welcoming three new trustees backed by the faculty union. Their supporters see them as a sign of needed change. The ousted incumbents say their replacements will imperil the college’s future.