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$100M Gift Establishes New Design Research Center at MIT
A $100 million gift to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will establish a new interdisciplinary center focused on design research...
MacKenzie Scott Gifts $20 Million to Meharry Medical College
Meharry Medical College, a historically Black institution in Nashville, Tenn., is receiving $20 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, according to...
Federal Funds Announced for HBCUs After Bomb Threats
Vice President Kamala Harris and the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday announced that historically Black colleges and universities can...
Using Data to Drive Student Success | Available On-Demand
Today student success isn't a "nice to have," it's a must. And colleges and universities that aren't mining available data...
Looking to Scandinavia for American Prison Reform
There is often a better way to do things, if you know where to find it. In today’s Academic Minute...
A Win for Academic Mothers
UT Austin lost a pregnancy- and sex-bias case against a professor who said the university held her motherhood against her in her tenure bid. Now the university owes her $3 million.
Temple Parents Hire Private Security
Public safety concerns are paramount for Temple University parents since a student was murdered near campus. Now some parents have hired private security firms to protect their children.
Rollins Reportedly Fired Professor for Sexual Harassment
WFTV reported that Rollins College in Florida fired Mario D’Amato, an associate professor of religion, after he was accused of...