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Penn State Fined $2.4M in Sandusky Case
The U.S. Education Department announced Thursday that it would fine Pennsylvania State University nearly $2.4 million for failing to comply...
Political Narratives
Political narratives are an important part of an election cycle. In today's Academic Minute, Bryant University's Richard Holtzman explores the...
The Adjunct Novel
Writers love to write about professors. With most professors now off the tenure track, will these kinds of characters start to appear more in fiction? Nathan Hill's new book, The Nix, could be a start.
Why Host David Duke?
Historically black Dillard University agreed to be site of Senate debate before it knew the candidates. Despite criticism, the president stood by the decision. Protesters disagreed.
Arrest for Email Hacking at 75 Colleges
The FBI and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday announced the arrest of...
Opinion
Normalized Nastiness
The expectation of excoriation has become a fact of public and academic life, but we need to keep engaging on issues and proposing ideas that address real problems, argues Michael Roth.
Oregon Condemns Professor Over Blackface
A law professor at the University of Oregon is being criticized after wearing blackface to a Halloween party attended by...
The Limits of Gossip
Informal system of warning colleagues about senior scholars who engage in inappropriate behavior doesn’t really protect anyone, study finds.