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Georgetown, Villanova and Other Basketball-Focused Members Ditch Big East
More than 30 years ago, Georgetown, Villanova and a group of other universities with Roman Catholic heritages and high-profile basketball...
More Jobs for Economics Ph.D.s -- Especially in Academe
The American Economic Association saw a 2.7 percent rise in the number of job announcements for Ph.D.s during 2012, continuing...
Student Workers at U. of Toledo Object to Dress Code
Student workers at the University of Toledo are objecting to a new rule that will require them to wear khaki...
Protests at Morgan State Over Ouster of President
Students, faculty members and alumni are protesting the decision by Morgan State University's board not to renew the contract of...
Academic Minute: The Shape of Evil Faces
In today’s Academic Minute, Elisabeth Blagrove of the University of Warwick reveals why shapes can influence how we perceive faces...
Reports: 7 Catholic, Non-Football Colleges to Leave Big East
Seven Roman Catholic colleges in the Big East Conference will pull out of the league, USA Today reported Thursday, but...
Phoenix Founder Sperling to Retire
John Sperling, who founded the Apollo Group and its University of Phoenix in 1972, will retire as executive chairman of...
Yeshiva U. Apologizes for Handling of Sex Abuse Charges in 1970s
Richard M. Joel, president of Yeshiva University, issued an apology Thursday for the way the institution may have handled allegations...