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Hunger-Free Campus Bills Have New Urgency
As the coronavirus pandemic and economic recession hammer food-insecure students, lawmakers in several states renew efforts to pass hunger-free campus legislation.
‘Shooting Yourself in the Foot’
Citing budget issues, John Carroll University fundamentally alters tenure -- to the point that professors say it and academic freedom no longer exist.
Metaphors for Academics in Britain and Turkey
Are academics “pretentious fox terriers” or “bad dinner guests”?
‘Proof of Concept’
Some students with disabilities asked for recorded lectures before the pandemic. With universities eyeing reopening, will they take that flexibility away?
New Presidents or Provosts: Catawba Valley CC, Gutmann CC, Lehman College, Northern Kentucky U, St. Ambrose U, St. Lawrence U, Texas State Technical College-Waco, U of Iowa, Wake Forest U
Matt Cecil, interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Minnesota State University Mankato, has been appointed provost...
Marjorie Hass Will Lead Council of Independent Colleges
Marjorie Hass will be the next president of the Council of Independent Colleges. She will succeed Richard Ekman, who has...
Geisel Name Will Stay on Dartmouth's Medical School
The medical school at Dartmouth College will continue to be called the Geisel School of Medicine, despite a recent controversy...
Academic Minute: Benefits for Black Union Widows
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Spelman College Week: Brandi Brimmer, associate professor in the department of history, discusses...