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Sally Kornbluth, Duke Provost, to Become MIT President
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Thursday named Sally A. Kornbluth, a cell biologist and provost of Duke University, its...
Northwestern Gets $121 Million Gift
Northwestern University announced a $121 million gift to advance biomedical research at the Feinberg School of Medicine and expand executive...
A New Dimension for Fingerprint Technology
Fingerprints have been used for identification for quite a while, but do they need an update? In today’s Academic Minute...
Despite Hopes for a Rebound, Enrollment Falls Again
The decline was less steep than it has been during the pandemic, but an eagerly anticipated recovery did not materialize.
Ph.D.s Conferred Drop 5.4%
Preliminary data from the NSF indicate that COVID-19 hit Ph.D. production hard in 2021, but job-placement data are surprisingly rosy—just not in academe.
The Plight of China’s Gay Scholars
Sociologist who left China for New Zealand calls on Western academics to pay attention to crackdown in his home country.
Maricopa Community Colleges Board Candidate Arrested
A candidate running for the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board paused his campaign on Tuesday after he was...
AAUP to Investigate Cuts at Emporia State
The American Association of University Professors announced Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into the cuts at Emporia State...