Two Steps Back?
New England accreditor says it's trying to update its standards, but many adjunct activists fear changes would undercut efforts to protect those off the tenure track.
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Tenure or Bust
Nearly 90 percent of professors at U of Wisconsin System would consider leaving state if tenure were abolished, and majority say it would limit scholarly inquiry, according the results of controversial survey.
Less Than 1%
Only 323 of 34,086 learners are eligible to take advantage of Arizona State's MOOCs-for-credit initiative with edX.
About-Face on Fee Waivers
NYU changes policy and its website, and apologizes to would-be graduate student who went public after being told the university didn't grant waivers.
‘Not Blacklisted,’ but ‘Not Reputed’
Reports of Indian students being turned away by customs officials and prevented from boarding U.S.-bound flights cast spotlight on two little-known California institutions with 90 percent-plus international enrollment.
Graded on Looks
Study finds that attractive female students earn higher grades than unattractive female students do.
‘Inside Graduate Admissions’
What goes on behind closed doors when professors decide who should get chance to earn a Ph.D.?
‘Manifesto for the Humanities’
Author of new book explains a path forward -- in large part through changes in doctoral education -- for disciplines whose scholars feel under siege.
Selling the English Major
At her college, when she started teaching not that long ago, there were 122 English majors, said a professor in the audience at a panel here at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association.
Putting Foreign Students First?
Community college in Washington State increasingly relies on international student revenue ...
