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Charles Vest, Former MIT President, Dies at 72
Charles M. Vest, who was president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1990 until 2004, died Thursday at the...
Survey on Assessment and Undergrad Education at Research Universities
Research universities are using a wide range of tools to assess and improve undergraduate education, and they are adding methods...
2,500 Get False Acceptance Emails From Fordham
About 2,500 applicants to Fordham University were incorrectly told this week that they had been admitted, when in reality 500...
Academic Minute: Botox And Chronic Pain
In today’s Academic Minute, Bazbek Davletov of the University of Sheffield explains why Botox could be the next great pain...
Gainful Employment Data and Proposal
Late Wednesday the U.S. Department of Education released further revisions to its proposed gainful employment regulations, which would impose standards...
CERN Admits Israel as First Non-European Member Nation
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research and a major force in global science, on Thursday voted to admit Israel...
Powers Survives at UT-Austin; Debate on Interim at Texas A&M
The University of Texas Board of Regents -- after long hours behind closed doors Thursday to discuss the performance of...
Enrollments Dip for 2nd Year; For-Profits Drop Sharply
Overall enrollment in higher education fell by 1.5 percent in fall 2013, marking the second consecutive year of decline, the...