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New Guidance for Trustees on Free Speech Issues
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges has issued a new white paper with guidelines to help leaders...
Opinion
Global Threat Assessment
Debora Diniz’s historical and ethnographic study Zika: From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat illuminates the emergence of the disease and how global health organizations have dealt -- and not dealt -- with it, writes Scott McLemee.
Birmingham-Southern Cuts Tuition in Half
Birmingham-Southern College is the latest college to roll out a tuition reset in recent weeks, announcing Tuesday that it will...
AI Gaydar Study Gets Another Look
A prominent journal that already accepted a controversial study about using computers to "read" sexuality based on a photo is further scrutinizing the paper after intense public backlash.
Senate Bill Addresses Access for Homeless Students
Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, and Sen. Ron Portman, an Ohio Republican, announced a bill Tuesday that aims to...
Poll Suggests Challenges for Liberal Arts Colleges
A survey of 418 high school seniors by Art & Science Group, which advises colleges on their admissions strategies, finds...
Carnegie Corporation Honors 7 Presidents
The Carnegie Corporation of New York is today honoring seven college and university presidents as "education visionaries" and awarding each...
Educating College Athletes
How can we better educate college athletes? In today's Academic Minute, part of Back to School Week, the University of...