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Red Zone: Sexual Assaults on College Campuses
Transitions can be hard on college campuses. In today's Academic Minute, Rider University's Allison Weidhaas explains why the fall can...
As Misinformation Grows, Scholars Debate How to Improve Open Access
While open-access science has made research available worldwide, some scholars worry that misinformation, fraud and politicization have become rampant in a system that rewards speed and sparkle.
Just the End of the Beginning
U of Florida says three professors can now testify as experts in an elections lawsuit, and accept customary payment for their time. The professors are suing the university anyway. UF’s faculty union describes a larger pattern of apparent political interference in academic matters.
How to Get First-Generation Students
They are among the most price-sensitive students around, survey finds.
First Data Analysis of Community College Bachelor’s Degrees
A new report released today by the think tank New America provides the first national data analysis of the growing...
Shipboard Program Halted Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in New York suspended a “Sea Year” training program that sends students to work on...
Steeper Enrollment Losses at California Community Colleges
The California Community Colleges system suffered a 14.8 percent enrollment decrease -- a loss of 318,800 students -- during the...
Opinion
Who Comes After Dorian Abbot?
If the standards the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used in his case are applied broadly, it could have unfortunate repercussions for many other academics, argues Alex Small.