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University Fires Professor Who Mooned
Fort Hays sees incident reflecting larger problems in college debate -- but organizers of competitions say allegations are unfair.
'Unprecedented' 2-Year Decline for U.S. Science Funds
The numbers will not surprise anyone who has closely tracked federal budget discussions about science and technology in recent years...
Will More Colleges Merge?
Recent moves by some private institutions -- combined with worsening economy -- have some experts predicting more consolidation in next few years.
Push to Protect Researchers From Attacks
California lawmakers move to enact new protections for scientists facing harassment and worse from animal rights extremists.
Want to Lower the Drinking Age? Hope You Like Spam
Presidents who called for debate opened their inboxes last week to hundreds of messages originating from a MADD Web form.
Did a Union Doublecross Its College Activists?
One of the nation's largest unions is taking barbs for encouraging students to organize campus employees, and then entering a secret deal to insure the workers never succeed in forming a union.
In Canada, a Bid to Retain Top Talent From Abroad
Changes in immigration policies seek to attract and retain more foreign students, who are increasingly a hot commodity the world over.