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Arizona Regent Who Mocked Legislator Resigns
Greg Patterson, chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents, has been in the news this week over his recording of...
De-Extinction
Should we bring species back from extinction? In today's Academic Minute, Carleton University's Joseph Bennett explores if making a real-life...
Questions on Professionalism and Personal Gain
Scholar who is popular speaker nationwide is ousted from center directorship and resigns faculty job at Ohio State, amid allegations of misconduct.
Opinion
The Slowly Diversifying Presidency
Colleges and universities turn to experienced presidents in times of pressure, curtailing gains in diversity, study finds.
Ruth Simmons Takes a New (Interim) Presidency
Ruth Simmons (right) was on Monday named interim president of Prairie View A&M University, effective July 1. She succeeds George...
Tracking Athletes’ Sex Offenses
News that Oregon State’s top pitcher was a sex offender startled the community and prompted questions: How closely should institutions monitor sexual assault convictions by their athletes?
Student Released From North Korea Dies
A University of Virginia student who was released from North Korea in a coma last week after being detained for...
Opinion
Advancing Apprenticeships
If the administration’s expanded apprenticeship program is to succeed, it must ensure a baseline of quality and rigor, alignment with industry standards, and equity in access and participation, writes Cassius O. Johnson.