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New Breed of Law Degree
Yale will begin a Ph.D. program in fall 2013 to train aspiring law professors.
Knowing Who Trashed You
Florida appeals court backs adjunct who went to court to find out which student sent a critical e-mail message to his chair.
Setting an Example
Tarrant County College agrees to pay $160,000 to instructor who says she lost her job for being a lesbian. Lawyer says case shows that bias based on sexual orientation can be fought even in states that don't bar it.
Opinion
The Mind's Ear
Nietzsche, Sartre, and Roland Barthes kept regular daily appointments with the piano. Scott McLemee listens in.
College Beyond Grades
A university administrator's new book looks at students who were motivated by creativity, not grades, to think deeply and impact others.
Retirement Spike in Illinois
A change in the way the state calculates future pension payments for those in public universities prompted many to retire before July 2, months and years before they planned to do so.
'How Did Poetry Survive?'
Author of new book discuss American poetry's rebirth around the turn of the 20th century -- and why it matters today.
Where Are All the Adults?
Colleges fail to track adult student retention and graduation rates, survey finds. But one accreditor will now require those data. Will others follow suit?