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A New Path for Evergreen
Evergreen State, long known for experimental education and leftist politics, still has no majors but is providing students with "paths of study" to follow if they choose.
New Programs: Hospitality, Catholic Studies, Cybersecurity
Dixie State University is adding several short-term certificate programs in hospitality. Franciscan University of Steubenville is starting an M.A. in...
Opinion
The Repetition Compulsion
Scott McLemee explores various scholars' rationales for self-plagiarism.
UT Austin Details Sexual Misconduct by Employees
The University of Texas at Austin on Thursday acknowledged the sexual misconduct of 17 of its 27,000 employees, including three...
Professor Loses Job Over Iran Joke
Babson College terminated a staff member and adjunct professor who wrote on Facebook that Iran should respond to President Trump’s...
Helping the Homeless Through Business Improvement Districts
Can businesses work together to help the homeless? In today's Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week, Wonhyung Lee...
A Way Out of Impasse Over LGBT Issues?
A proposed split in the United Methodist Church could be good news for colleges that struggled with whether to retain their church affiliation following the adoption of anti-LGBT policies.
Sidewalk Politics
Iowa State University policy restricting political messages written in chalk on campus sidewalks is being challenged in court as violating students' free speech rights. Supporters of the policy believe it will protect underrepresented groups from hateful language.