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Strings Attached

Pizza baron's gift to Wayne State business school draws scrutiny over provisions requiring consulting with donors on certain courses and stipulations on what a dean should be paid.

ABA Tightens Up

The American Bar Association takes a hard line on two law schools' admissions standards amid criticism that the group's accrediting arm is not doing enough to help struggling law-school graduates.
Opinion

Write On!

In our digital age, some people predict that writing by hand could become an antiquarian hobby, but Anne Trubek's The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting is a story of metamorphosis, not of decline, writes Scott McLemee.

For Your Anti-Union Information

Crop of university 'anti-union' university websites sparks criticism from proponents of graduate assistant unions.

Scoring the Scorecards

Florida International U explores whether redesigning courses according to best practices actually leads to improvements for faculty members and students.
Opinion

The NLRB Got It Right

Recognizing graduate students as employees is good for the whole university, argues Mary Grace B. Hébert.

The Chicago Letter and Its Aftermath

The university's note to new students sets off national debate on safe spaces, trigger warnings and more. Presidents of Bowdoin and Yale, with different tone, urge engagement with uncomfortable ideas.

Cornell Will Drop 'Plantations' Name

University -- criticized by black students for name of its gardens -- is changing name.