Is Higher Education Really Losing the Public?
New public opinion data suggest that despite significant concerns about prices, most Americans (and many Republicans) believe a postsecondary education is essential.
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Where the grass Is greener
Study finds humanities and social science Ph.D.s working outside academe are happier than their tenure-track peers, even if "alt-ac" careers weren't their first choice.
OER Adoptions on the Rise
The number of faculty members choosing open educational resources over traditional textbooks has nearly doubled in the last year, but awareness over all remains low.
Enrollment Slide Continues, at Slower Rate
College enrollments in the U.S. decline for a sixth straight year -- although at a slower rate -- while the bachelor's degree got more popular.
A robot goes to College
Humanoid robot completes course in philosophy of love in what is purportedly a world first.
British University Backs Out of Plans for California Campus
Concept may have been the most ambitious plan by a foreign university to build a branch campus in the U.S.
Eluding the Endowment Tax
Despite unknowns, colleges and universities are looking at investment and spending strategies to dodge a new tax on net investment earnings.
China’s ‘long arm’
Scholars and political leaders describe increasing concerns about Chinese government influence over teaching and research in the U.S. and Australia.
‘All Ladies Cheat… Sad!’
At this year’s MLA meeting, many sessions will focus on fake news, both in the present and in the literary past. Can scholars of fiction change our understanding of current events?
The Ph.D. Skill Mismatch
Analysis of a year’s worth of MLA job postings -- most of them for teaching positions -- finds strong emphasis on alt-ac skills. Are doctoral programs providing the right training?
