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New Effort to Reform College Admissions
A think tank and a legal organization, the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel, are starting a new effort to promote...
Kicking Lyme Disease Without Antibiotics or Vaccines
We all want to find a way to kick Lyme disease to the curb. In today's Academic Minute, part of...
Digging Into a President's Past
Ithaca College president's 2001 no-contest plea receives new scrutiny, even though she says she entered it under extreme circumstances and has been up front about her past.
To Be in Person, or Not to Be?
That's the question disciplinary associations and academics are facing on conference interviews, which many departments are replacing with video.
Possible Rules for Athletes With History of Sexual Violence
An NCAA think tank will discuss the possibility of an associationwide policy on athletes who have committed sexual assault.
The Evolution of the ‘Monkey Cage’
The academic blog “Monkey Cage” was once a hobby project of a handful of political scientists. Now it is part of The Washington Post. What’s changed?
Department of Education Publishes List of Active Civil Rights Investigations
The Department of Education on Wednesday published a searchable database of all active civil rights investigations that will be updated...
Thai Historian Cleared of Charges
A Thai military court has dropped charges against an 84-year-old historian accused of insulting the monarchy, the Associated Press reported...