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New Presidents or Provosts: Fort Hays State U, Iowa State U, Marian U, Mississippi Valley State U, U of California-Riverside, U of Melbourne, U of New Mexico
Jerryl Briggs, acting president and former executive vice president and chief operating officer at Mississippi Valley State University, has been...
Oblivious to Being Called ‘Snowflakes’
Britain’s conservative press uses American rhetoric -- “snowflakes” and “trigger warnings” -- to describe British academe. But students there don’t even know the terms.
Another Seminary Faces Financial (and Accreditation) Woes
The Higher Learning Commission has placed Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago on probation, citing financial troubles that threaten to...
The 9th Graders of 2009, 7 Years Later
Federal study finds that 72 percent of a nationally representative sample had some college, and plurality of those who didn't earned $10,000 or less.
Academic Minute: Box Office Revenue and Movie Diversity
Today on the Academic Minute, Roberto Pedace, professor of economics at Scripps College, examines the reasons behind the lack of...
Maine Suspends Professor Over 'Concerns'
The University of Maine put a professor of theater on paid administrative leave over what it called students’ “confidential concerns,”...
Scrutiny of University of Michigan Endowment
As much as $4 billion of the University of Michigan's endowment is invested in funds whose executives are major donors...
High Share of Tulane Women Sexually Assaulted
Tulane University on Wednesday released a report that found that 41 percent of undergraduate women reported being sexually assaulted since...