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Ex-Dean at Temple Convicted
A jury took less than an hour to find him guilty in case that embarrassed the university and the rankings industry.
Pandemics, Ancient and Modern: Differences and Parallels
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t the first one we’ve faced, so what can we learn from the past? In today’s Academic...
Law Students Protest Research Database Contracts With ICE
Students at multiple law schools are pressuring administrators to sever ties with LexisNexis and Westlaw, which they claim help the Department of Homeland Security target undocumented immigrants.
White Privilege
Study documents key ways that white (and sometimes Asian) students have an advantage in admissions over Black and Latinx students.
Annual Higher Ed Funding Delayed
Congress passed a temporary measure to avoid a government shutdown, but that means higher education spending levels will remain as is until February—at least.
Academic Minute: Comparing Pandemics, Ancient and Modern
Today on the Academic Minute: Amanda E. McKinney, assistant professor of health sciences at Doane University, examines what we can...
Florida Board Chair Defends Stance on Professors Testifying
The chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida on Friday defended the university’s stance, since abandoned...
SUNY Board Backs Chancellor
Faculty union also stands with Jim Malatras amid calls for him to resign.