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North Carolina Senate Backs Off Plan That Could Have Killed a Black College
The North Carolina Senate dropped plans to call for a study that could have led to the closure of Elizabeth...
MIT Adds GRE for Philosophy Ph.D. Admissions
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been known in philosophy circles for being one of the few well-regarded Ph.D. programs...
Skeptical Reception for New Book on Becoming Adjunct
A short new book on becoming an adjunct, Become a Part-Time Professor, got some tough reviews on Twitter over the...
College Athletes Could Benefit From Video Companies' Settlement
Tens of thousands of college athletes could receive funds from a $40 million fund that would be created in a...
Group Starts Contest to Mock Trigger Warnings
Academe has been debating -- on this site and elsewhere -- trigger warnings, notices on a syllabus to let students...
How Harvard B-School Debated Online Education
Harvard University's business school is known for the advice it gives organizations on how to respond to technology and competition...
Former SUNY Upstate President Must Repay $100,000
David Smith, former president of the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, has agreed to pay $100,000 and...
Oil Boom Is Enriching U. of Texas and Texas A&M
A new oil boom is enriching the University of Texas and Texas A&M University, primarily their flagship campuses, but also...