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Preparing for Swine Flu
As of Monday, American higher education was not feeling a direct impact from the worries internationally about swine flu --...
Assessment Is Widespread
Survey finds wide use of measures of learning outcomes and curricular goals, but relatively little communication on these subjects with students.
Policies on Three-Year Bologna Degrees
Part of the Bologna Process involves the standardization of three-year undergraduate degrees across Europe -- prompting debates in the United...
Larry Kramer Questions Gay Studies
Author/activist offers scathing critique of Yale program he helped build and of discipline, arguing that history would have been a better focus than theory and gender studies.
Northern Illinois Honors a Ph.D. Family
Northern Illinois University last week gave a special alumni honor to the Sereno Family -- two brothers and four sisters...
The Battle to Control Catholic Commencements
Protests over Notre Dame's invitation to Obama grow, fueled by politics and clouded by a lack of clarity in a key Catholic document.
Nude Ultimate Frisbee Costs Oregon a Shot at Championship
The University of Oregon's oversight board for club sports has ended the Ultimate Frisbee team's season -- although the squad...
Bypassing Controversy
Oberlin arch honoring Chinese missionaries, a fixture at graduation, has long been criticized as an homage to imperialism. Now administrators have decided, literally, to sidestep the controversy.