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Twitter Account Sets Off a 'Boobment'
The uproar over the "KUboobs" Twitter account is being called a "boobment." The account features photographs that women send in...
Benefits for Adjuncts Threatened in Washington State
Adjuncts and other part-time employees working for public colleges and universities in Washington State could have their health benefits threatened...
Oakland U. President Quits on Day Wife Is Fired as Coach
Gary Russi, president of Oakland University, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down. The Detroit Free Press noted that the...
In Toronto, Debate Over Town, Gown and Artificial Turf
The University of Toronto is moving ahead with controversial plans to replace real grass on some of its athletics fields...
Bad Timing for Report on Humanities and Social Sciences
Next week, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is scheduled to release a report -- requested by members of...
Peer Review ... of Academic Misconduct?
A new Romanian-based website aims to crack down on research misconduct worldwide -- by encouraging scholars to submit work that...
For-Profits Get Earful from Senator Durbin
Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, was sharply critical of the for-profit sector during a hearing Wednesday of the Senate...
Academic Minute: Philosophy of Children’s Books
In today’s Academic Minute, Thomas Wartenberg of Mount Holyoke College reveals the philosophical thought that exists in children’s picture books...