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Modest Uptick for Income-Based Repayment
The number of federal direct student loan borrowers who were enrolled in an income-based repayment program rose by 20 percent...
Layoffs and Program Cuts at Iowa Wesleyan
Facing enrollment declines, Iowa Wesleyan College plans to close about half of its academic programs and to shrink its faculty...
Brandeis Paid Ex-President $4.9 Million This Month
Brandeis University announced Thursday that it paid Jehuda Reinharz, its former president, $4.9 million this month. The funds were due...
Arizona State Bans Fraternity That Staged Racially Themed Party
Arizona State University on Thursday revoked its recognition of a fraternity that held a racially themed party on the Martin...
Academic Minute: New Stygobitic Species
In today’s Academic Minute, Thomas Sawicki of American Public University describes the discovery of a number of new species in...
Union Contract for Maine Community College Adjuncts
Adjuncts in the Maine Community College System, who teach about 45 percent of all courses, have won their first union...
Academic Minute: Obesity and Tasting Sugar
In today’s Academic Minute, Kathryn Medler of the State University of New York at Buffalo explains why sweets can be...
Linguistics Sees More Undergraduates, Most of Them Women
While linguistics remains a relatively small major nationally, it has been seeing significant growth nationally, from a little more than...