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Rock-Throwing Protest in Ethiopia Kills Davis Postdoc
Sharon Gray, a postdoc in plant biology at the University of California, Davis, was killed Tuesday in Ethiopia when a...
Past Athletic Experience and Health
Competing in sports during high school could positively affect your long-term health. In today's Academic Minute, Black Hills State University's...
When PLUS Is a Minus
Admissions counselors raise concerns over some colleges packaging PLUS loans in financial aid award letters, possibly misleading families about cost of attendance.
Damning With Faint Praise
Study suggests that language recommendation writers use to describe women may disadvantage them as job candidates, portraying them as less dynamic and excellent than male counterparts.
Musings on the Occasion of a New Ranking
A new entrant to the rankings offers some positive approaches, but more work must be done when it comes to providing students helpful information and supporting institutional improvement, writes Jamienne S. Studley.
The Tech-Enabled Scholar
New book explores what it means to be a scholar at a moment when every aspect of life in academe is being changed by technology.
Looking for a New Home
National accreditor ACCSC gets inquiries from nearly 300 colleges overseen by ACICS, most of them for-profits. Critics of accreditors will be watching as the agency reviews the flood of applications.
English Language Strategy in Belgium
Two Belgian universities join forces to offer unusual undergraduate program for internationally minded students.