Putting Harassers on Notice
One of the biggest names in astronomy resigned his professorship at the University of California at Berkeley on Wednesday over the fallout from a damning investigation into his conduct with female students.
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Online Ed for the Underserved
As the Online Learning Consortium unveiled a $2.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to reward digital education initiatives that help underserved students ...
Upping the Pressure on Accreditors
The Obama administration is planning new executive action on higher education accreditation in the coming weeks ...
New Lender for a New Market
A new company is seeking to be both a private lender and an alternative accreditor for the fast-growing boot camp sector.
Who Should Prevent Social Media Harassment?
On Wednesday 72 women's and civil rights organizations urged the U.S. Education Department to tell colleges that they must monitor anonymous apps like Yik Yak
Can a Professor Be Forced to Assign a $180 Textbook?
The choice of a single textbook for one section of a course at one university might seem like a decidedly local issue.
SAT’s Racial Impact
Large and growing gaps in SAT scores, by race and ethnicity, are nothing new.
‘Inadequate’ English, No Ph.D.
An international student from China who was dismissed from a doctoral program in psychology after clinical supervisors judged his English-language communication skills as inadequate for engaging in patient care has sued his university.
Higher Education and Talent
Lumina Foundation has been at the forefront of a national campaign for more Americans to earn a college credential.
Language of Protest
All six editors and all 31 editorial board members of Lingua, one of the top journals in linguistics, last week resigned to protest Elsevier's policies on pricing ...
