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Texas Regent Pushing for More Faculty Data
The University of Texas Board of Regents, facing a backlash from faculty members and others over its recent suggestions about...
Loss of Faith in Tenure
Erskine president reverses faculty panel's recommendation to promote seminary professor. Did dispute with a church body play a role?
Governor Unveils $864M Plan for UConn Health Sciences
Major expansion plans for public higher education are relatively rare in these frugal times, but Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy...
Reframing the Debate
Leaders of faculty groups undertake campaign to chart a new future for public higher education -- and for the students at risk of being shut out.
Debate Over Offer of Baseball Scholarship to a Woman
The men's baseball coach at Montreat College is getting grief (and some support) for offering a small athletic scholarship to...
What They Are Really Typing
Moving beyond student surveys, recent studies use spyware and sleuthing to study how students use their laptops in class -- with the hope of informing more nuanced policies.
Commencement Speakers Announced: Central Connecticut, Columbus Art, Grad Center-CUNY, La Salle, Lesley, Mass. Psychology, Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, NYIT, Skidmore, Tai Sophia, York-CUNY
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2011: Central Connecticut State University: Leszek Balcerowicz, professor...
Yale Fraternity Punished for Chant Deemed to be Sexually Harassing
The Yale University fraternity that shouted “no means yes, yes means anal” during a pledge initiation last fall has been...