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Japanese University Won't Hire Professors Who Smoke
Nagasaki University has announced that it will no longer hire professors who smoke, The Asahi Shimbun reported. “Our job as...
119 Students, 8 Faculty Quarantined at UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles, on Wednesday placed 119 students and eight faculty members in quarantine because they had...
Reinvesting in Community Colleges
A new report challenges federal and state policy makers to increase funding for community colleges to improve social mobility.
Academic Minute: Economic Development Incentives
Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of Dayton Week, Jia Wang, assistant professor of economics, determines if the...
Teaching in a Digital Age
"Teaching in a Digital Age" is Inside Higher Ed's new compilation of articles. This print-on-demand booklet is available for download...
Understanding Schizophrenia Through Smell
The nose may help us understand more about schizophrenia. In today's Academic Minute, part of University of Dayton Week, Julie...
Politics, Education and Letters of Recommendation
After controversy over professor who turned down student request for a recommendation because she planned to study in Israel, Michigan says faculty members should base such decisions "solely on educational and professional reasons," not on politics.
Bridging the Gap on Accountability
Democrats are talking more about how failures happen across the higher education system, not just at for-profit colleges -- their traditional punching bag. So can they agree with Republicans on new standards for all colleges?