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Economics Lesson for Higher Ed
When budget woes threatened access to Robert Reich's large lecture class at Berkeley, the former labor secretary proposed a less expensive model.
Washington Whirlwind
The summer lull in federal higher ed policy making ended abruptly, with changes in Senate leadership, new regulation from the Education Department, and reports from the White House panel on the middle class.
Does the Fed Control Academic Economics?
The economic collapse of the last year has left many wondering why more economists didn't warn of the looming disaster...
The Price of Wage Concessions
Faculty agreement to delay raises at Rutgers came with the realities of the recession and specific pledges on working conditions and financial transparency.
Latest Data on Campus Spread of H1N1
Seventy-three percent of the 204 colleges participating in a study by the American College Health Association of the spread of...
Newly Tenured ... at Valparaiso, Western Connecticut State
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Valparaiso University --Penelope Andrews, law--Alan Bloom, history--Gretchen...
Howard U. Responds to Student Protests
Howard University announced Wednesday several responses to student protests last week, but student leaders said that the university wasn't going...
California Sues UCLA Surgeon
California is suing Gerald Buckberg, a medical professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, charging that he and...