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Academic Minute: African Perspectives on the Slave Trade
Today on the Academic Minute, Rachel Engmann, assistant professor of African studies at Hampshire College, discusses why African experiences need...
John Engler and the Trustee's $200,000 Voided Pledge
The interim presidency of John Engler at Michigan State University -- last week ended by the board -- continues to...
Racist Video Angers Many at University of Oklahoma
This article contains explicit and potentially offensive terms that are essential to reporting on this situation. A racist video featuring...
Central Florida Fires 4 Officials Over Building Funds
The University of Central Florida has announced that it is starting the process of firing four administrators in the administration...
DeVos to Rewrite Overhaul of Obama Loan Rule
The Education Department will rewrite its overhaul of a 2016 student loan rule, officials said last week. And the new...
Warren Pressures Colleges to Drop Wells Fargo
In a letter sent to a group of college presidents last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, suggested they...
$120 Million Gift to U of Virginia for Data Science
The University of Virginia on Friday announced a gift of $120 million -- the largest ever to the university --...
Nathan Glazer, Prominent Sociologist, Dies at 95
Nathan Glazer (at right), a prominent sociologist and figure in intellectual life, has died at 95, The New York Times...