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Social Justice Warrior or Hypocrite?

NCAA stance against discrimination draws praise and raises questions about how association picks its battles and why it doesn't similarly challenge its own members.

Rescuing the Department in Distress

Even though academic departments are crucial for universities, Robert Weisbuch says, we have not thought enough about how to avoid dysfunctional ones.

Hurricane Damage and Recovery

Flagler flooded; students at many campuses are evacuated; many colleges in region hit by Hurricane Matthew will remain closed Monday.

Christian College Group Tries New Approach on Gay Marriage Discord

For full voting membership, institutions must view sexual relations as limited to marriage between a man and woman. Colleges that teach otherwise may be nonvoting members.

Harvard, MIT Professors Share Nobel in Economics

The 2016 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded this morning to Oliver Hart, the Andrew E. Furer Professor of...

Course Material Provider Rafter Shuts Down

The course material provider Rafter has shut down, according to a message on the company's website. Rafter spun off from...

Laureate-Owned Walden U Under State Review

Walden University's online Ph.D. programs are under review by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, according to NBC News. The...

Memorial Fund for Davis Postdoc Killed in Ethiopia

Many readers were saddened by the story last week of Sharon Gray, a plant biology postdoc at the University of...