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How Long is Healthy?
A longtime president's controversial medical leave highlights issues of leaders' age, health and time in charge.
The Chicago Letter and Its Aftermath
The university's note to new students sets off national debate on safe spaces, trigger warnings and more. Presidents of Bowdoin and Yale, with different tone, urge engagement with uncomfortable ideas.
Another Year of Sexist Signs for Female Frosh
It's the season when parents drop off sons and daughters to start their college educations. In recent years, one part...
Williams Release Cites Number of Trans Students
Many colleges issue press releases in August about their incoming classes, noting academic successes (record high SAT or ACT scores...
College Republicans Split on Trump
Donald Trump is no favorite of younger voters. Now a number of College Republican chapters are declining to endorse him, and some of his campus supporters are furious.
Judge Blocks UNC From Enforcing Bathroom Law
A federal judge issued an injunction Friday blocking the University of North Carolina from enforcing HB2, the law requiring state...
Feds Target 'Predatory' Publishers
The Federal Trade Commission is "marking a line in the sand" with its first lawsuit against publishers that take advantage of scholars wishing to publish in open-access journals.
Ken Burns Doesn't Want to Replace Instructors
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, angered many faculty members last week as word spread that he had...