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Academic Minute: Preventing Terrorist Attacks
Today on the Academic Minute, Gary LaFree, professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Maryland, asks why...
Importing Apprenticeships
In the push to expand “earn-while-you-learn” programs, what lessons can the U.S. take from approaches in Germany and Switzerland?
Shaking Up Law School Admissions
Georgetown and Northwestern announce they will accept GRE, not just LSAT. But ABA may move in ways that limit the option and that some fear would impede diversity efforts.
Warnings on a Different Kind of For-Profit
Century Foundation cautions that nature of public university deals with online program managers could undermine the institutions’ financial stability and their students’ data.
Stem Cells and Muscle Decay
Muscle decay happens to the best of us as we age, but what if we could delay the inevitable? In...
Archway to a Better Job
McDonald’s brings a flexible approach and free career and college advising to its tuition assistance program, which is aimed in part at keeping employees on the job longer.
Adjuncts Under Fire?
Fresno State announces that instructor who tweeted “Trump must hang” won’t be returning to campus. He is among several non-tenure-track faculty members to lose their jobs over social media posts.
Singapore Banishes American Academic
Singapore ordered the expulsion of an American academic whom it accused of being “an agent of influence” for an unspecified...