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Protecting Grad Student Employees
AAUP releases plan to add due process and other rights -- including more information about renewal of assignments -- to its statement on academic freedom.
Steep Hill to Climb
Lacking major push for college access like that envisioned by White House and others, enrollments would grow by only 13 percent through 2018, far short of President Obama's goal, U.S. study finds.
Breakthrough on Open Access
5 major research universities pledge to set up system of payments for work their professors publish in free, online journals -- aiming to shift economic model of scholarly communication.
Economy Sinks, Default Rates Rise
U.S. data show 6.7 percent of student loan borrowers failed to repay their loans in 2007-8, up from 5.2 percent the year before.
Presidents Push for Global Health
Major research university presidents speak out on new and growing global health programs at first-ever meeting of a new consortium.
Freed Scholar Recounts Ordeal
Haleh Esfandiari’s imprisonment in Iran stirred concerns among scholars, and her story shows a government deeply suspicious of academe.
New Outlet for Sharing Science
Leading universities, frustrated by shrinking space in mainstream media for research coverage, decide to go right to the public with their news.
No Fall Semester at Southeastern of DC
Southeastern University, in Washington, D.C., has lost its accreditation and is not offering courses this fall, The Washington Post reported...