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‘A Practical Education’
Author discusses his new book about why those who major in liberal arts disciplines -- and the humanities in particular -- make great employees.
Academic Minute: Safety of Sexual Minorities
Today on the Academic Minute, Susan Dicklitch-Nelson, professor of government at Franklin and Marshall College, examines where tolerance for LGBTQ...
The Kids Are Alright
College students are more narcissistic than older people. But, perhaps young people always have been narcissistic, and it’s not so much a generational problem as it is a problem of youth, research suggests.
Historians Blame Lack of Support for Slow Technology Uptake
A survey of historians has found that their relatively slow adoption of new technologies has “as much to do with...
Brazilian Politician Backs Out of Disputed Event at GW
Update: After the item below was published, organizers informed Inside Higher Ed that Jair Bolsonaro decided not to appear. An...
RPI Accused of (Literally) Fencing Off Protests
Students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have been pushing, without success, for more control over their student union. The Foundation for...
Free Impact on N.Y. Community Colleges
New York's new public tuition scholarship comes with a full-time enrollment requirement, which may help boost the state's community colleges.
Yale Gives Update on $50M Faculty Diversity Initiative
Two years into its $50 million faculty diversity initiative, Yale University says it has hired 50 new ladder-rank professors. Some...