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Sierra Nevada Puts Faculty Contracts on Hold
Sierra Nevada College has notified all faculty members, who normally receive contracts for the next academic year in May, that...
Chinese Professor Blocked From Social Media
A law professor at Peking University who has been a prominent critic of the Chinese government will no longer publish...
Controversy Over Diversity Office at Salem College
Salem College, which faced protests this year from minority students, has dismissed the head of its Office of Diversity and...
Sister Joel Read, Assessment Pioneer, Dies
Sister Joel Read (right), former president of Alverno College, died Thursday at the age of 91. She was named president...
Maryland Governor Vetoes ‘Ban the Box’ Bill
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has vetoed legislation that would have barred colleges from asking about a prospective student’s criminal history...
Liver Transplants and Geography
Should liver transplant recipients be determined by geography? In today's Academic Minute, Tufts University's Keren Ladin examines this question. Ladin...
Creighton Will Cut 60 Nonfaculty Jobs
Creighton University has announced that it is cutting 60 nonfaculty jobs, some through eliminating vacant positions, but many through layoffs...
Preventing Student Suicides
How do we prevent more suicides? In today's Academic Minute, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's Terri Erbacher looks into this...