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How Colleges Can Develop Innovators
It’s not all about personality. New research points to the importance of cocurricular learning in developing innovators, Benjamin S. Selznick and Matthew J. Mayhew write.
Goodwin President Must Retire as Part of DOJ Settlement
Mark Scheinberg paid students’ loans as owner of the for-profit Stone Academy, according to the Department of Justice. That action will cost him his position as president of Goodwin University.
Another College Restores Mask Mandate
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, restored its indoor mask mandate on Tuesday. This is the last week of...
Parkinson’s Drug Improves, Then Diminishes, Quality of Life
Treating Parkinson’s disease is never an easy prospect. In today’s Academic Minute, Amal Alachkar of the University of California, Irvine...
Study: Parent PLUS Loans Increase Racial Debt Burdens
Black parents are disproportionately burdened by Parent PLUS borrowing, a new study finds, leading to deeper racial inequities in student loan borrowing and higher education at large.
New Presidents or Provosts: College of the Ozarks, Connecticut State CC, Gonzaga U, Spelman College, Stony Brook U, U of Portland, Wagner College
Angelo Araimo, interim president of Wagner College, in New York, has been named to the job on a permanent basis...
Collin College Protests Loyola Chicago Professor’s Speech
Collin College has faced multiple complaints over academic freedom, leading to lawsuits from aggrieved former faculty members who argue they...
Building ‘Community’ Online
With Facebook on the decline, some institutions are turning to a third-party app to foster connection among new first-year students. Faculty, administrators and current students are also welcome.