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Campus Fallout From the Trump Order

Harvard medical students don't want fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago. Old Dominion professor apologizes for email criticizing those who skip protests. Digital pedagogy group considers adding Canadian location for meeting. Wheaton of Massachusetts creates scholarship for refugees.
Opinion

Inside the Monkey Mind

Scott McLemee reviews Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates, which elucidates the two camps that have formed in the study of how intelligence evolved.

Academic Minute: Fake News and the Power of Awe

Today on the Academic Minute: Michelle Ouellette, assistant professor of journalism and public relations at SUNY Plattsburgh, explores how to...

Conservative, Libertarian Groups Propose Campus Free Speech Bill

Several conservative and libertarian organizations are urging state lawmakers to adopt legislation that aims to "restore and protect freedom of...

Falwell Says He Will Lead Presidential Commission

Jerry Falwell Jr. announced Tuesday that he will lead a presidential task force on higher education, a Liberty University spokesman...

Political Satire in the Age of Post-Truth

Are we entering a golden age of political satire? In today's Academic Minute, Albright College's Matt Fotis discusses this art...

Endowments Take a Hit

Endowment returns fall into the red, averaging -1.9 percent in 2016.

Boycotting the U.S.

Amid concerns over entry ban, calls to boycott academic conferences in the U.S. begin. International Studies Association, which will meet in Baltimore next month, is criticized for not condemning Trump's actions.