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The Liberal Arts at War
The values that undergird higher education as a guarantor of human dignity and enlightenment are under a special intensity of attack, argues Robert Weisbuch, while we in academe seem preoccupied with the little stuff.
New Presidents or Provosts: Alverno College, Aston U, Athens State U, Carl Albert State College, Eastern Washington U, Lesley U, U of Cumbria, U of Massachusetts-Lowell, U of Nevada-Las Vegas
Alec Cameron, deputy vice chancellor (education) at the University of Western Australia, has been appointed vice chancellor of Aston University...
Bowling Green Settles With Player Over Concussion
Bowling Green State University will pay $712,000 to a former football player who says he suffered permanent brain injuries because...
U.S. Says Bathroom Law Violates Title IX
Justice Department tells U of North Carolina that it is violating federal law by enforcing state statute limiting bathrooms transgender people may use.
The Ignored Graduates
In federal graduation rates, part-time students and transfers aren’t counted. #CountAllStudents wants to tell those graduates’ stories.
Barcelona Rising
A growing research institute -- operating outside Spain's standard higher education regulations -- attracts foreign talent in a city seeing increased prominence in higher education.
Academic Minute: Real Cities
Today on the Academic Minute, Martin Krieger, professor of planning at the University of Southern California, discusses the pros and...
Campus Crime Down; Reports of Sex Assault Up
While the overall number of crimes reported by colleges and universities fell between 2001 and 2013, the number of reported...