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Columbia Suspends Wrestling While Offensive Posts Investigated
Columbia University has suspended wrestling competition while the university investigates offensive posts that team members have apparently shared for years...
Supernova Ashes and an Extinction Event
Traces of supernovas in the cosmos could be in our oceans. In today's Academic Minute, Technical University of Munich's Shawn...
'The Faculty Factor'
Book argues that faculty’s diminishing influence puts higher education at risk. Suggested interventions include changing tenure to save it -- namely by ending it for professors at 70 years of age.
Can a Campus Be a Sanctuary?
A growing movement, in wake of Trump’s victory, calls on colleges to limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. Legal and political impacts are unclear.
Berkeley Finds Professor Guilty of Harassment
Another professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has been found guilty of sexually harassing a student in violation of...
NYU Promotes 'Deplorable' Professor
An assistant clinical professor of liberal studies at New York University who he said he was strongly encouraged by administrators...
Cornell Names New President
Cornell University named Martha E. Pollack its next president Monday, tapping the University of Michigan provost to take over in...
Incarcerated Adults Lack Literacy and Numeracy Skills
More than half of incarcerated adults lack basic numeracy skills, according to new report from the federal government's National Center...