Faculty Issues

Unconventional online university is growing and looking to focus on helping refugees.

Significant share of research papers have "guest" authors who didn't perform significant research or "ghost" authors who did but aren't named, study finds. Are grad students losing out? Are conflicts of interest hidden?

As proprietary colleges struggle, banks gain increasing influence over their fates and their dealings with the government.

Organization of leading universities is pushing for undergraduate STEM education to get more attention -- and initiative seems to be yielding results.

A new study probes the secret life a European scholar brought with him to the United States. Scott McLemee finds the mystery only deepens.

Professor at Britain's Kingston University plans to dress and live as the singer for a year in new style of immersive research.

While under the watchful gaze of the Education Department, Corinthian Colleges apparently mishandled federal funds this year, the Justice Department says in a recent filing.