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Study: Recruiting Stars Bolsters Departments' Research Productivity
The hiring of "star" professors -- defined by their research output -- results in improvement in the research productivity of...
Mixed Assessment of Institutional Research Offices
Institutional research offices at public colleges and universities that are part of state systems focused more heavily on data collection...
Princeton Sued by Student Who Attempted Suicide
A Princeton University student has sued the university and seven administrators, saying that they violated his rights when they reacted...
Study: Med Students Need Not Be Depressed
A study by the Saint Louis University medical school suggests that medical student depression and stress levels can be decreased...
Some Perspective on Ivy League Acceptance Rates
This is the time of year that colleges and universities release their acceptance rates, and those of Ivy League universities...
Does Mandatory Testing Improve College-Going Rates?
A new study by College Board researchers and published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis finds that Maine saw an...
Police Shoot, Kill Man With Gun at Columbus State
Police at Columbus State University, in Georgia, shot and killed a man they said was loading a gun near student...
Academic Minute: Black Widow Spider Silk
In today’s Academic Minute, Craig Vierra, professor and assistant chair of the University of the Pacific's College of Biological Sciences...