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In Defense of Ayers
A group of professors sign a petition supporting William Ayers, the former antiwar activist and Illinois-Chicago faculty member who has been thrust into the presidential campaign.
Stem Cell Politics Shift to Michigan
State's voters will decide whether to ease laws to allow universities to conduct more of the promising but controversial research on embryos.
Call to Arms for Adjuncts ... From an Administrator
At national meeting of higher ed HR leaders, one gives jeremiad about the treatment of non-tenure-track faculty and urges colleges to act now to protect "abused" class of workers.
Athletic Eligibility in the Digital Age
NCAA considers allowing players to use online and other “non-traditional courses” to meet their sports participation requirements.
Pulling the Plug on a Struggling Program
After losing $1 million a year on an outpost in Fort Wayne, Taylor U. will shutter branch campus's traditional undergraduate operation, affecting 300 students and 120 faculty and staff.
Spreading the Gospel on Student Learning
As deans, professors and association leaders meet to advance and assess liberal education, they reach tentative accord on a national, coordinated strategy.
A Taxing Question
Ballot referendum to rid Massachusetts of its income tax could have devastating impact on its system of public higher education.