Scientists have identified a new candidate for the heaviest ever animal on Planet Earth. Read more

New reports suggest recruiting students born to immigrant parents and undocumented students is critical for colleges to stay diverse and stave off enrollment declines. Read more

The resignation of a senior faculty member from a major university is usually a fairly commonplace event, but we are living in very unique times. Read more

Leading science funder warns institutions that faculty who mistreat staff can’t remain as grant supervisors Read more

University of South Carolina to admit top 10 percent of students from the state’s public high schools. Texas did that when its colleges couldn’t consider race; South Carolina officials say that’s not their motivation. Read more

Several colleges and universities recently ended legacy admissions, or preferential treatment of relatives of alumni, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action. Read more

A strange, dangerous game of targeting and ramming into small sailing and fishing boats is spreading through a population of orcas off Spain's coast. Read more

The board overseeing West Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities voted Monday to revoke a small Baptist university’s ability to award degrees, in response to its staggering debts. Read more

In June, Campus Reform reported that Ann Atkinson, a faculty member at Arizona State University was dismissed after hosting an event with conservative speakers. Now a major university donor is siding with the former staff member. Read more

Half of youngsters from all economic backgrounds affected and especially those whose parents’ jobs were hit, says Institute for Fiscal Studies Read more