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Academic Minute: The Earth From Above
In today’s Academic Minute, Ruth DeFries of Columbia University reveals what we can learn about how humans have altered the...
Study: 'No Loans' Polices Have Helped Low-Income Students
"No loans" policies -- in which students with family incomes below certain levels receive grants in place of loans --have...
Spanier Tells His Side of the Story
Graham Spanier, who was forced out as president of Pennsylvania State University over the Jerry Sandusky scandal, has given his...
Regent U. Will Challenge Georgia Regents on Trademark
Regent University announced Wednesday that it plans to filed a trademark complaint against the Board of Regents of the University...
U. of Texas at Austin Is Negotiating With MOOCs
The University of Texas at Austin is in negotiations about joining two prominent organizations that offer MOOCs (or massive open...
Columbia Sued Over Mission of 'Casa Italiana'
The families of the donors who gave Columbia University $400,000 in 1927 to build Casa Italiana are suing the university...
California Cracks Down on Colleges' Social Media Monitoring
Colleges in the Golden State would be prohibited from requesting access to students’ social media accounts under legislation passed Tuesday...
Former Basketball Star Faked Anti-Gay Attack, Police Say
The former University of Nebraska women’s basketball player who told police last month that three men broke into her house...