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Northwestern’s Incoming President Has Cancer, Won’t Serve
Rebecca Blank, who would have been the university’s first female president, announced that she would not take the job after being diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of cancer.
Public Opinion on Value of Higher Ed Remains Mixed
New public opinion survey shows Democrats and Republicans alike are pessimistic of the long-term benefits of a college degree. Partisan divides still exist in solutions to address the rising cost of education and the role race plays in limiting access to college.
What’s Political About a Garbage Can? Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy Week: Patricia Strach, professor of political...
Embattled Univ. of Maine System Head Gets Contract Extension
The University of Maine system Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its July 11 meeting to extend Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s...
Jacksonville Coach Out Amid Bullying Allegations
Alex Ricker-Gilbert, the athletic director of Jacksonville University, issued a statement that announced that Ron Grigg is stepping down from...
Mitigating Bias Through Rubrics
Study finds that rubrics help fight gender bias in faculty hiring—to a degree.
Tenure Awarded… at Kapiʻolani CC, Tennessee Tech
Kapi‘olani Community College Marci T. Amii, chemistry Lisa A. K. L. K. Bright, linguistics Kuan-Hung Chen, philosophy Logan Halley, career...
Narrowing the Gap
Researchers used a new method for measuring equity gaps in graduation rates to analyze significant differences in student support services between higher ed institutions with narrowing or widening gaps.