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Anger at Tennessee Over Blackface Photo
Even amid public debate over the offensiveness of blackface images from decades ago, some students today continue to pose in...
Academic Minute: Green Infrastructure and Water Pollution
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Swarthmore College Week, Arthur McGarity, professor of engineering and environmental studies, explores options...
IT Still Old, White and Male
A survey of higher education IT staff shows little progress toward greater diversity but for the first time sheds light on the sexual orientation and disability status of workers in the sector -- with some surprising results.
Court Sides With 'The New York Times' in Professor's Defamation Case
A federal judge in Florida this week threw out horticulturalist Kevin Folta’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. Folta...
STEMming the Parent Flow
Nearly half of new moms -- and nearly one-quarter of new dads -- leave full-time STEM employment upon having or adopting a child, a new study finds. What can institutions do to change this?
Common Application and CollegeNET Settle Suit
The Common Application and CollegeNET announced -- without detail -- that they had settled an antitrust lawsuit filed by CollegeNET...
A Revolt at Oxford
Academics say that, in a break from centuries of tradition, central administration will control it.
Democratic Take on the Higher Education Act
Senate education committee's top Democrat, Patty Murray, says new higher ed law must take comprehensive approach and tackle college affordability.